Time-Worn True

When the days grow short,
And the sun begins to set on our youth.
When gravity sets in
And our youthful faces becomes a distant memory,
It’s not our fading beauty that sustains us-
Rather it’s the glow we get when we lock eyes.
The years that brand our souls,
The shared memories that give us life.
As we grow stooped and gray,
There’s no dismay in our hearts,
For love is more than our shrinking bodies could show.
When time no longer permits us to walk the paths of youth,
We smile fondly at what we shared,
And look forward to what remains.

Though my knees may not be able to bend
Like they did that day long ago,
When I knew gazing up at you
That you were the only one I’d ever want.
There’s not a day that goes by,
When my heart isn’t fit to burst
With my ever-growing love for you.
So when the end comes
And signals our time is done,
Then we shall look back smiling,
knowing our love outlasted time.