Our love was weathered
Though we were young
Life did a work on us
Suffering frayed our edges
It’s hard to impress anyone -
Let alone a spouse -
When life is burning you alive
And it often was
Mix together near death experiences
Medical trauma
And trial after relentless trial
And you get a couple who has weathered some storms
My heart is torn
I miss the carefree version of us
Full of hope and dreams
Loving life and each other
But we were blissfully unaware of so much
Lovely shadows of what we would become
Suffering would bring out our worst
While transforming us into our best
The selfishness in our hearts
Hurtful and impatient
Learned forgiveness
Steadfastness and faithfulness
We had to see our hearts more clearly
Before we could love each other well
On our worst days
As much as on our best
Our love became weathered
But sturdier too
It stood strong
Because it stood on grace
Our weathered
Was beautiful
Refined By fire
Taught to endure
We learned to trust in a better love
Than our own
A love that held us still
When death did us part
