ALONG FOR LIFE'S JOURNEY

Tender spots touched
Almost painful even in joy
Having never felt it before
Achieving this level of intimacy

My spirit redeemed
Being touched so deeply
Your words rush over me
Your gentle ways so loving

Carefully enveloping me
Under your protective wing
So strange now we trade places
As I have comforted you
Now you soothe my very soul

Cherished is this relationship
Breathing into each others lives
A depth of compassion
A safe haven of evolution

Emotional intimacy so beautiful
Compassion so extraordinary
A life's journey taken by the hand
Never holding on too tight

Somehow we found each other
Loving the other through it all
No matter the darkness or light
We have held on facing it together
In spirit always right next to each other

Caring for the other for who we really are
Loving the true essence
Seeing what is real, truth & beauty, pain & joy
Our faults, strengths, desires of evolving

Never could I have imagined
Anyone could touch the well within
That I would be so privileged to know you
Sharing the past, present & future

Easier to go forward, never restraining our growth
Wrapped up in the love of my best friend
Along for life's journey with an amazing human being
A treasured relationship that started from within