My Reason For Living

Tick tock,
The clock sings,
The world will end,
As your beauty brings,

A sense of hope,
A sense of light,
The power of persuasion,
The strength to fight.

The essence of truth,
is hidden in your smile,
I'm sure the day will come,
When it's all worthwhile.

Because I must believe,
It has to be true,
Life cannot exist,
Not without you,

You are my hope,
You are my light,
You are my persuasion,
My strength to fight.

I want a better world,
All for you,
I want lies to corrode,
And everything to be true.

I love you,
Like the caressing of the wind,
Giving way to innocent hopes,
And destroying all sins.

You are like my son,
I swear I would die,
If it meant you would never,
Be exposed to a lie.

I will protect you,
With all that I am,
And all that I'll be,
As long as you promise to always smile,
To always smile at me.