Poetry: Together

He said it would be exciting
He said it was true
I sat by his feet with anticipation
Waiting to see it through

He stood proudly forward
One foot upon the rock
The adventure is just beginning
So please don’t stay upon the dock

I gathered my skirts around me
As a chill brushed across my face
I leaned close with ear turned toward him
So no word would escape

With a sweep of his arm he continued
Staring over the rushing flow
Perhaps it was his enthusiasm
Which electrified my skin so

He said it would be exciting
He turned and took my hand
I cannot wait to get started
When next to me you stand

So off we went embarking
On a tumultuous road therein
and never would I change the way
together we have been

—GBD

28 May 2012