JOURNEY

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When we walk

The arch of my hips

Collides with yours

The length of my legs

Shorten your stride

Yet you always delight in the collision

You slow to match your step to mine

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Whether my mind is streaking

Across the sky

or at sunny ease

You keep me company

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When I move from interest to interest

A bumblebee curiosity drunk on pollen

You hold each one with care

Marvel as though it was rare

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When we find the home we built

Can’t hold our combined becoming

You cheerfully build

Anew

A place big enough for me and you

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When the pieces are scattered

The puzzle obscured

You bring play and patience

To form a picture

That makes sure no piece is missing

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To journey with you

Is to wander

Knowing

That we are always growing

That the first words on your lips

When we find something new

Will be

“This too”

“I love this too”