Your shadow dances near my shoulder
cool as dusk on weathered clay;
every time your breath approaches
I reshape in some new way
You find the corners time eroded
touch the cracks with quiet skill;
your patience forms a tender compass
pointing everywhere I will
The world roars loud with hurried choices
yet you walk like whispered rain;
soft enough to calm the chaos
warm enough to soothe my pain
In your arms
my soul grows sharper
knows the shape it meant to hold;
love becomes the steady teacher
guiding me through dark and gold