long overdue

the feeling
and the sweet morning
upon me now
so much relief
after holding it all in
like a flood
out in the open now
long overdue

the time it took to
walk the right road
to walk the right path
or to know when i should move at all
took every ounce of strength
to hold me back
from the cliffside fall
and now that i have sat out the
long winter
everything i wanted
is coming to me
long overdue

i knew by your smile
you understood the unspoken
understood the words behind the rhyme
i knew in your eyes was a new horizon
it was only a matter of time
hold on
it's been long overdue

some give up because they cannot envision
some give in because they cannot wait
i stand here naked before you
longing and leaving the rest behind
to move ahead on this tender wake
surely
this is long overdue
certainly long overdue
hold on
it's been long overdue