I’m a stranger in the night searching so alone,

I long for you along with that lone star that shone,

Our first kiss of love awoke the man inside of me,

Put a letter in a bottle that I threw into the sea,

My brain’s so tired from wondering if you truly care,

If you find my bottled letter placed with love in there,

Read it fully through to understand the hardest part,

I learned tears falling from my eyes start in my heart,

So many letters I’ve written to you wondering why,

I should’ve said more about love under our Texas sky,

If only I had said “I love you” while I held you there,

Had I said it too many times before you knew I care,

When did maturity start and my words become real?

That one magical kiss awakened true love I now feel,

I’m dying inside trying to understand what I should do,

A dark foreign sky can’t convey love I need from you,

So many times saying I love you seemed a game I guess,

I’ve beat myself senseless as I review my tangled mess,

You’re perfect as you are, there’s no doubt about it now,

I’ve written more letters explaining my words somehow,

They are piled in a corner ready to be turned into waste,

Now I fear my future orders have created a lover’s haste,

Afraid I’ve upset you with the letters I sent, now I fear all,

When I gain courage to write heartbreak creates a stall,

From Heaven to hell, a journey easily taken by the heart,

Wouldn’t it be sad if an unknown event has torn us apart?

Perhaps your mother has interfered in true love’s pathway,

And today new orders bring me down and send me away,

I watch the bottle dance to and fro while thinking of you,

The full moon on the ocean’s edge is beautiful to view,

As the moon crosses the Texas sky I pray you see it there,

And maybe you’ll think of me with love, no matter where.

The end, by Pat for Patti

I love you Patti