Thursday, 25 February 2021

Aspiration

There is something really special
about a couple that has grown old
together.
When you've been through
several summers, winters and storms 
together
and endured- sometimes also shined-
I am obliged to bow in front of them 
with respect and an envious form of 
admiration.
I want to grow old with my husband, too
and draw jealousy from youthful eyes 
when they see the warmth with which
we still hold hands,
and speak our own silent language
that no one else knows.
I want us to sparkle like a rare emerald
at a cocktail party 
that everyone looks at and gasps with awe,
but only the really lucky ones 
get to wear 
on luckier fingers 
that garland their lover's being.

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