Everlasting Love

​They said it would never work,

Me and you were too different.

Like I was too flighty,

And you were too persistent.

Like I was too structured,

Accounting for every minute of every day.

And you were too spontaneous,

Ready to risk it all away.

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They said it would never work,

It was just too much contrast.

I’m strong-headed and you’re an alpha,

It would be impossible for it to last.

Like I default to grandstanding,

So I can get my way.

While you default to understanding,

Showing empathy every day.

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They said it would never work,

Our backgrounds just didn’t match.

Like I basically raised myself,

While your familial unit stayed intact.

Like I grew up in the gutter,

Surrounded by roaches and rats.

While you grew up in the suburbs,

Picket fences with garages attached.

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They said it would never work,

The idea of me and you.

Like there would be too much compromise,

For us to ever say ‘I do’.

But here we are years later,

Proving daily that this much is true.

That you’ll forever be loving me,

And I, forever loving you.