on a sea of blue ink

and on a sea of blue ink
i saw more than your simple words
i saw more about how you felt
and how you stopped to think
about the hands in life you've been dealt
there were brave stories about your youthful glories
and salty tears about your younger woman fears
to the right i saw you running out of sight
from early in the morning until late at night
while in front of me i saw where you might want to be
my companion standing independent and free
reaching out with a strong hand
i held on but everything felt like grains of sand
escaping to the ground
i remained silent and kept listening for a hopeful sound
and when you really wanted me
i knelt on one knee
without hesitation or momentary reservation
like a baby to a lover
a spy out of the cold and out from undercover
two trees bending to the wind together
summer and winter regardless of the weather
what a day and the sun is still rising
i promise to be more enterprising
you tell me you're no longer in a hurry
and even if times are hard we shouldn't worry
and on a sea of blue ink
i saw more than your simple words
i saw more about how you felt
and how you stopped to think
about the hands in life you've been dealt.