The Stranger Within

You are charming, gentle, and kind.  Always thoughtful and easy-going.  You are a beautiful person, inside and when I look upon you I see your outer beauty, handsome and masculine.  God has truly blessed you.

You are my ideal man.

One day, I made a terrible mistake and I lost you.  It is the tragedy of my life.

I saw another side of you, a man who was loud and angry.  He was frightening, and knowing that I hurt that beautiful soul ripped my heart and tore my soul apart.    I apologized and you did not understand that I was already gone.  And I ran away, forever.

You could never find me, for I had ceased to exist without you, my love.

You became a stranger.

We each have facets to our persona.  The one loves, the other hurts.  Never let the stranger out.  He is not you.

Never let him wear your face.  Never give him your voice.  

You would never give him your hand, never let him raise a fist.  

Never let your loved ones see him, for he is not you.

The stranger dwells within each human heart.  You sometimes think he speaks for you.  You learned a long time ago, never to let him act for you.  For he can do much harm.

Never make that mistake.  It's consequences are karma.  Anger that is released will bring a lifetime of karma.  This is true even of words.

The stranger dwells within.  He is not you.  Never let him wear your face.