I no longer need someone to save

Nor someone to rescue me.

I have a Savior;

But as for mortal love,

I need a partner

Not a mother, father, or nurse.

No knight in shining,

Nor heroine with sharpened sword–

Just a friend to hold and laugh with.

Someone to watch the stars fall,

To share warmth of summer,

And bear the frosty winter mornings.

Someone to learn with,

To listen to when days are rough–

A reminder that sacrifice is at the heart

And soul of eternity.

Someone to tease,

To take on adventures

On mountains, lakes, and valleys

Or in the shelter of our home.

To peruse the shelves of her mind

And bookmark every word

To sing the notes written in her bones.

To trace every freckle,

To kiss every scar,

But most of all to thrive in the present.

To thrive in the gift

Of being more than we would be alone.