I Thought I Must Give Up on Life by Nicholas Gordon

I thought I must give up on life And turn into a stone; The desert wind quite suited me: No heart, no mind--just bone. I thought it would be dumb to try To want something again; Wanting turns to need, and then Transmogrifies to pain. I laughed at people still in love Who trusted someone's word; To make my happiness depend On faith seemed quite absurd. I lay alone and wonder-struck, Sleepless in my bed, Still numb, still dumb, still ice, ice cold, Not knowing I was dead. And then you came and shone upon My meadow full of snow, And saw the flowers only love Could recognize and grow; And made me feel so beautiful I shed my cold, cold skin, And opened up my heart to you, And, fearful, let you in. And now, my dear, I am in love, With all that I've been through. I know the worst of all the world, And I believe in you.