I once said
I’d run away
with you –
when I was young,
in love
and unknowing –
and I would have.
Being
with you
and in love
with you
for so many years,
learning you,
learning us,
I’m understanding
it’s not nearly as much
about the romance
of running away
with you
as the everyday promise
of staying
with you,
being
with you,
growing
with you,
growing into us.
Loving you
is much bigger
than running away.
It’s remaining
in the day-to-day
today and every day together,
and loving you
anyway
no matter what,
like the way
you love me.
Through every laugh
every difficulty
every challenge
and every distance
we put between us,
however close
or far away
in this complicated yet
simple dance,
I wrap my arms
around your neck
and hug you close
because you are my only.
You are
so much more
than I have ever deserved,
and I’m sure,
much more
than I ever will.
For My Jeff