A year ago now
you were lost in the dark
and being alone there
it changed us
I fought hard for you
you fought for me too
we fought for the truth
that estranged us
we struggled with doubt
I smuggled us out
but there in the light
we were strangers
for finding the light
did not make us right
the truth set us free
but with dangers
and it was discovered
the damage we suffered
still plagued us in spite
of our patience
our ignorance threatened
our romance was deafened
we’d nearly been drowned
by complacence
found to be guilty
my love nearly killed me
life is a bitch
an assassin
but time worked it’s magic
became more romantic
we survived by the grace
of compassion
and there on that ledge
we stood on the edge
of a death
that still makes me shudder
and finding us there
beyond our despair
we rescued ourselves
and each other
and now we still struggle
both in dark and in light
but the struggle is real
and you make it alright
for life without fight
is a life without meaning
and a life without plight
to our love is demeaning
this year having passed
profoundly, it’s true
I hope that we last
and I’m glad I found you.
Written by Jason Wright
August 10, 2017
For Aaron