12 years of loving, of working, of trying, of giving, of growing, of dying/
Of getting- surprises, some wished-for, some dreaded, some marvelously unexpected/
12 years of hoping and scheming and beating the drum, of hurting, burning, vision for some THING, other, more/
Learning, laughing, blood, sweat, tears, disappointments, yes many, but also more important/
12 years of this human condition made sharper, clearer, brighter by friendship/
Companion, witness, presence who sees/
Partner, ally for my soul, defender of my rights to grow, to change, to discover and rearrange the thing that it is to be me in this world/
To navigate, to mitigate, the sharp highs and plummeting lows that come, as they will/
What better way than together? With another soul next to mine/
Who trusts me in our differences and respects me in our disagreements, validates my life/
Honors me in my experience- alike or different than his/
12 years I wouldn’t trade, not for another chance at some other life I could’ve lived alone or with some other/
12 years of growing up into the space we’ve both built and discovered, taming the dragons and planting the garden, growing some extraordinary things/
4,380 days of audacious co-conspiring- hey let’s do this forever.
Cheers to 12, my love ❤️🔥