You’re an extension of me
Giggles and stories and gentle touches of encouragement
Curly red tufts in the warmth that swells

There’s symbiosis in your smile with my tease
Matched steps
Fits of laughter in the dark
Daily new words and shifting perspectives

Rippling muscles through hikes
and swims
and a myriad of sports new and old

Travels through deserts
and rainforests
and chateaux

Worlds revisited and remade
Raspberries eatable and blowable

Every word to describe you
Patience, integrity, wit, stability
Is a fraction of what you bring
And I would rather roll over to cuddle than continue the list

We exist within the concept of our internal jokes and soft teases and nose hair tickles
Carefully placed for genuine laughter
Two elderly kids at play

You’ve taken me to new heights that feel more like a deep trust that the earth won’t shift

And if your thigh was a turkey leg
I’d carry it around a ren fair