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I had just turned twelve,
But still remember the day
When Mom took Sis and I to
A show on Broadway.
“Beatlemania” was the name-
It brought me to tears
And started a passion
That would engulf me for years.
I collected, inspected,
Obsessed and obtained,
Everything I could find
That referred and pertained.
I sang and I played,
I imagined and cried.
I cooed like a dove-
I moaned and I sighed.
Paul was my favorite,
(And still is to this day)-
How I would dream
He’d come take me away!
But time marches on
And I mellowed a bit.
Between college and work,
And ‘real’ relationships,
There was no longer an interest
In dreaming away-
When there’s work to be done,
Who has time to play?
Onward and upward-
Marriage, a kid-
From diapers to pre-school
I chewed away at the bit.
Same marriage, more kids,
Then a stay at home mom.
(I love it, but some days,
Feel like “Carrie” at her prom!)
Then one day, hubby said,
“Let’s get online”,
So we bought a computer
And what did I find?
Other interests and fandoms-
I met people like me.
Spent hours online and
Thought I’d been set free.
But day after day,
I pined and I longed
To feel like I did
Back when I was strong.
You see, during that time,
I had become rather weak.
Absorbed and self-serving,
Not quite at my peak.
I started forgetting what
Truly mattered in life:
Being honest and hopeful;
Being a mom and a wife.
So I dropped to my knees and
Asked God for some help.
“Lord,” I had pleaded,
“Bring me back to myself.
Take me back to the days
When I felt truly alive.
When I was whole and complete
And could grow and could thrive.
And then I remembered-
It became crystal clear.
‘Go back to the Beatles,
That’s the way home, my dear.’
So after more prayer
Some laughter and tears,
I re-discovered the Beatles
And that’s how I got here.
Meeting new people,
Making new friends.
And to my husband and children
I’ve made amends.
Now we can all share
The pleasure and pain
That life has to offer-
We’re a family again.
I’m home at last,|
Thanks to God and the ‘Fab Four’-
The long and winding road
Led me back to their door.
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