One Day

By Caspar Walsh

One day
You’ll be sitting opposite someone
A friend, maybe a stranger
Maybe someone you just met
And they will look at you
And they will see you
See something beautiful in you
And they’ll name what they see
Easy and clear as a summer river.

What they say, you will have been hurting and waiting
To hear all your life
Something whole and full of love.

And when these words of love arrive
When they finally land
Anchoring sharp in your heart
They will only confirm what you always knew
To be true.