You’re not my knight in shining armor,
     since I’m not a helpless maid.
You’re not my one and only lover;
     I have loved and lost and strayed.

You are the one my heart has pined for,
     hoped and prayed for all my life.
You are who my lone spirit needs, more
     day and night, in joy or strife.

My love, respect, and care I give you –
     yet, I’m flawed, imperfect, scarred.
Please know with all I am, I’ll be true,
     honest, tender, never hard.

But somehow you see beauty here
     within my worn and tired soul.
I trust you, sir, because I’ve no fear,
     you will keep me safe and whole.

We both are old enough to know that
     life and love can be a mess.
Together with you I’ll endure it,
     ever seeking happiness.