In love you could be lonely still

I conjured an image in my mind

Of the man I would one day marry

Tall, dimpled, thick eyebrows, sharp features

I wanted these genes in our future offspring.

That first time I saw you

I knew you were the one

Cliche as it might sound

I saw you in a hall of two thousand.

You didn’t know I existed

But I chose you before you knew me

When you did notice and gave pursuit

I held no reservations and reciprocated.

Before our wedding day my friend said

Your partner will never be everything to you

In love you could be lonely still

Your only satisfaction is in God alone.

Our wedding day transcended all imagination 

Exceeded everything I thought beautiful

Surpassed everything I believed to be true

I must be the luckiest girl alive.

We loved and laughed, fought and cried

We lived and stayed, travelled and explored

We battled our demons, trampling them underfoot

We are the best of friends, closest of confidants.

Our interests differ, our values similar

Our preferences varied, our priorities unified

Our lifestyle conflicted, our support unwavering

Through it all we remain united.

We loved and triumphed, fought and struggled

He lived and stayed, I travelled and explored

Our demons transformed, we trampled them still

We are the best of friends, closest of kin.

A decade and more, the wedges deepen

Our interests differ, our preferences varied

Our lifestyle conflicted, our support wavering

In love you could be lonely still.