I thought I was alone, <br />I thought no one cared. <br />Then I realized you were by my side. <br />You had always been there <br />but I only came to you in times of need. <br />I didn't know you were there all the time. <br />Now I can look toward each day happily. <br />I'm not alone, <br />the Almighty is with me. <br />Every day, <br />Every hour, <br />Every minute, <br />Every second.<br /><br />Natalie Beers<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/by-my-side-11/