Secret Admirer

  I will comfort you when you fall,

rest your head on my broad shoulders,

I will listen when you're all

alone,

your silent follower.

I will rock you to sleep,

slowly shake your worries,

soak the shed tears,

in my warmth your face you'll bury.

I will carry your scars,

with each scratch, blemish a story.

I will be the lap you sit on,

the legs when yours are weary.

My wish is never to part,

I ask only for love and care,

an occasional stroke, a hug,

for I, am just a rocking chair.