Side by Side

How did we find

A home,

In a hand-

Held in care,

Love fair-

Fit for two-

Only ours

Red and deep-

Open to more

Than we saw

A wide land

To see and take-

Wild beat

That we set-

A lust new,

Red and hot-

In a glow-

A song sung

A new tune

We sang off beat

Till we hit the cord

That gave us a hand-

Move on and on

Step by step

We sync-

Not I,

Not you,

A we

Form true,

The sun lit

A path

We took

With no fear,

As long as

A kiss told

The tale

Of us

And we told

All of the hope

For the next,

The day that we

Turn red to gold

Hand fast-

Fade red to

Hue of blue

Echo

Mind and body-

Age and fear

Still-

We hold the love

Near and dear

To tote to the next,

When we join the sky

It will not be lone

But with our best

Side by side.