i imagined OUR LOVE
filled with warm moments
as glowing sunrises and sets
ever knowing that OUR LOVE
shall also bring the
darkness
of two desperately trying to accept
the differences of the other
a struggle to find common ground
that WE may walk together
hand in hand
OUR LOVE must be patient
it must be caring
it must be understanding
it must be passionate
it must seek the balance
between the two fiery halves
that these halves may become whole
and thus burn brighter
than either would alone
OUR LOVE is powerful
it fills us with overwhelming desire
to learn
to grow
to hope
to believe
to work
so that our lives
are enriched beyond words
to seek the value of OUR LOVE
is to seek the greatest parts
of who we are and will be
it is the noblest attainment
we together may hope to achieve
OUR LOVE is not an object
nor is it mere feeling
it is a living extension of US
seeking a common divinity
i believe in OUR LOVE
it fills the days and nights
of our common experience
it is a comfort
it is a guide
it is sustenance
it is a promise kept
it is perpetual wonderment
OUR LOVE belongs
it is right
it is purpose
it is life renewing itself
however
it is not without flaw
it is every bit as human
as it is something more
OUR LOVE is a risk
as with all risks
there is the possibility
of pain
we are no more immune
to risk
than we are to death
without the possibility
of great pain
there could be
no great love
I no longer imagine OUR LOVE
for IT IS
both a great joy
also a great burden
as we carry each other
OUR SOULS intertwined
we shall know that with all great works
comes great responsibility
WE are responsible for keeping
OUR LOVE alive
forevermore
jsb
7/10/99