I just watched a movie that had a recurring theme about soul mates. I came rushing home to find the song that I loved during the one scene...this is it. I looked at the lyrics and started to cry.
I am a believer of the concept of the soul mate. I think we have to find them. I think we have to learn from them. I think we are incomplete without them. I've been thinking about my Dad so much lately. He has lost his soul mate. He has lost and now is lost.
I can cheer him up with grandchildren and cartoons and snuggles. I can make him dinners that he likes. I can bug him to do things with us...but the truth is I know we are not enough. He has lost his love. I was asking them mere months before she died about how they knew they were the ones when they met. He said that she made sense of everything. She said that she didn't understand why someone could give so much to someone and expect so little in return...he said that she deserved it. He also said that her smile lit up his world. They found magic in the simple. They went on to create a beautiful life for many and for many years. How does one make a meatloaf to fix that loss?
Their relationship had challenges. Their histories and families were tricky. Illness was common. But through it all they dedicated their lives not only to one another but to their family. They grew and changed when needed. They adapted. They jumped hurdles and ran races. Nothing rattled him. She presented issues. Many of them. He did not leave her side for a moment...for anything...or anyone...ever. His one true love was all he needed. He made her a good home. He was a good father. He was devoted and loyal. He put her first, always. She was his soul mate. That's what you do when you find your soul mate...you live for and with them...forever.
"grandfather, gentle soul, you'll fly
over your life once more before you die
since our grandma passed away
you've waited for forever and a day
just to die
and someday soon
you will die
it was the only woman you ever loved
that got burnt by the sun too often when she was young
and the cancer spread and it ran into her body and her blood
and there's nothing you can do about it now"
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