Something Divine

Photo by David Clode on Unsplash
i’m convinced
that Something Divine
breathed magic
into us, our relationship

something sacred has been there
from the start
even before we began 
stitching our lives together

i’m grateful
when i think back 
on the firsts 
of our embraces
because that fire 
forged the place 
i now call 
my permanent home,
that safe space
within your arms

we share memories
experiences
and a passion for each other 
that defies logic and reason
when you consider 
how different we are
but i think
we’re the best kind of love story

when teens talk
of passion
and of knowing
their love is real
the world rolls its eyes
but time gifts a union like ours
validity and respect
i’m glad we kept going
when we were young,
that we loved and fought
for us, our relationship
in spite of the world
and its skeptical eye-roll

somehow we knew
early on
that a lifetime together
was ours for the taking

because of you
i know what
companionship
intimacy
forgiveness
and safety 
feel like

because of you
I get to experience
rare,
mature love

I see the lines deepening
on our faces
and I wonder 
how has this happened so fast?
it’s all so beautiful 
and brief

together,
we are something special
complex but simple
just a lovely brushstroke
on the canvas of humanity
on an original painting 
by Something Divine