If Not For You Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Because of you,
Everyday...
My point of view,
Remains unexplained...
To thrill my life with sensations.
And heightened beyond,
My own expectations.

Because of you,
Each day...
Blessings come to stay for hours.
Leaving me more determined to remove,
Suspected obstacles in my way to do.
Knowing...
If not for you,
I would be seeking fear.
I would be seeking doubt.
I would be seeking others to hear,
Negativity and reasons to toss that about.

And...
If not for you,
I would be trying to find validation...
For excuses made I'd make everyday.
With them found to do to prove I could.