A Debt Of Gratitude

I loved her with the totality of a lifetime 

Submitting my absolutely without regard 

To her and her alone I committed...

All that I was...

And all I had yet to become...

To love...

To cherish her as more than a wife

I believed she was the gateway to my soul...

We were reunited spirits

Defying time as we stood 

In the face of adversity

She was the only I reason laughed 

When I had every opportunity to cry

She was the voice that kept pushing forward 

When so many distractions attempted to pull me back

And yet here we are

So far removed from our peak

If only we could have found one another 

During our lowest

And most vulnerable of times

Perhaps we wouldn't be navigating the darkest 

In the mist of it all I'm forever grateful 

As today's version of myself 

Wouldn't exist without her assistance 

Never would I had been forced into my manhood 

Had it not been for her and our trials and tribulations 

I had to see myself in my worst 

To discover my worth and the beauty within.....

For that...

I owe you a debt of gratitude