Clockwork

To my husband of 17 years

Even after long years and watching children grow

Seeing their first adult steps

You are my world, my partner, my soul…

My best friend

Long after others, have deserted each other

I still run to you

When my heart needs healing

I still reach for you

So different we are

Yet like a clock, parts of a whole

Each doing their work

But synchronized to each other

I cannot think without you in my thoughts

Cannot sleep without you in my dreams

We both can stand alone

Yet so intertwined

It is impossible to do so

You are etched indelibly in my soul

Forever