You stepped into commitment
so what?
your wish is now your goal
and there is no convenient alternative anymore
commitment has no conditions that apply
You hold each other’s hands
fingers intertwined
with promise today
the marvel of that touch
will forever be
even when the fingers are no longer as lissome
and the creases on the palms feel deeper
that touch will always
feel like homecoming
the memories of these hands held together
will always bring
the most vivid fragrance of intimacy
You step ahead together, mostly in unison
but sometimes following the other
what matters is no longer who leads, what does matter is that your gait auto adjusts to match the other
You whisper directions, not google like where she says it is my way or the highway
but like the pole star
giving hope, through the clouds
You match and complement each other’s skills and attributes
as much as you fill the gaps in each other’s crevices and
find the cranky edginess in the nooks
The sum is better than the parts; infinitely beautiful
yet
you will always stay fiercely protective of each other
for the purity and differences
those very things that drew you to the other
You will never sacrifice conversation; it is always a work in progress.
and before you know
you will have a trademark style that uses special words
a simple touch or the rhythm of silence
You look into each other’s eyes;
and the teardrops will be witness
that you can see into the other’s eyes
and through them
commitment will tell its story
through the corrosion these falling tears leave on your cheeks
and the deposits that stay on your fingertips
You laugh together, and for each other and at each other
You can imagine life and forever as well as everafter
you cannot imagine anything but together
You will learn to be nimble to life;
together rearranging for balance
as you face that unknown turn
You will make choices;
some crystal clear and others not as intuitive
in each choice, your promise is to encounter each other with intent and deep trust
You may not know it today, but soon there will be nothing you do not want the other to know –
your deepest fears, your darkest secrets,
your silliest jokes, your unfathomable dreams,
your mind, body and heart
Moreover, through this journey;
at some unknown point between dawn and dusk;
when you are asleep in each other’s shadow
Your souls did decide that this is home
you can listen to them whenever you wish to
beyond the daily noise and flurry
souls that are soaring unconfined yet captive like never before
souls that hum away, gently but surely
the harmonic notes of freedom reverberating through their universe
souls that relish the aching for another
and watch the fireflies in the warm afterglow
You can watch them too, on days you feel sore
because there will be those days
Commitment is a reckless battle
but it’s sweet defeat will caress you both
and the breach you just opened in your hearts
will forever drain in for you the life essence
you need from the other
May You Both
forever hold the rings of commitment preciously close
and may you
forever choose defeat to and for each other
as your most celebrated victories!
Kashiana 