The organ grinder played his tune
With funny clogs and blue balloons
You know his song so very well
It plays on doubts, it casts its spell
The journey through the silent caves
The walls of fear, they come in waves
The painted corner, nowhere to hide
Get out of here and hitch a ride
You see the world is not a place
In which you coast, the past, erase
It catches up to see you rot
That’s all you have, that’s all you’ve got
The trials we face, they come and go
The scars remain with pain and blows
You see the slipper just didn’t fit
You climbed the ladder and then you quit
When all was faded, turned to black
In dark of night, the fears attacked
She turned and called, “Come hold me near.”
To quell my mind, relieve my tears
Courage comes in shapes and sizes
Did not believe, did not surmise
That she would be my stalwart queen
The lance was thrown, the victory seen
With fiercest love, put to the test
She battled on and fought the quest
To save me from the void inside
She feels the grief, she sees my pride
Defending with her heart and sword
Her stride ahead, her victory forward
She’ll never stop or claim defeat
Don’t dare the words you can’t repeat
And through it all, stood side by side
Her love engulfs me with every stride
Her eyes of blue, her colors shown
Inside her heart, I found my home
What she told me, what was said
She’s always present, in my dread
Then suddenly, I feel relief
From all the suffocating grief
There are those moments when I pray
Please God, don’t take her, let her stay
It’s not that God cannot suffice
It’s just her loss, too high a price
But I’ll comply, it’s all His will
She plays a role I cannot fill
My Bella queen, my glorious wife
Instead of you, I’d give my life.