it’s a joy

it’s a joy
to spend my life
with you

& an even greater
happiness to share
everything we have
& do not have.

we’ve seen some
better & some
worse––

tasted sickness,
savored
health.

i love being
part of every breath
you take––

inhabiting your
smile––

& romping with your
laughter––

just as you’ve found
the whats & whys & hows
of loving
me.

the universe
has been kind
to gift us our
eachother

& when death
comes, we’ll never
part.