I knew it then

I knew it then, all that we were capable of.
Holding a love gently in our hearts,
I knew it when less was said and more was done.

A home to come home to,
a brimming smile on a bright-eyed boy,
some strings of lights, a casual conversation.
This, I knew, would always come.

I think back to the moves.
A thousand miles for a thousand days of what would become our sweetest era.
That was our time.

But now, too often, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude.
And I don’t know who to thank
for the calming peace that flows through me.
And then I realize, I must thank you.

If I never live another day,
it’ll have never been about the joyous job or humble home.
For you are my life’s purpose,
your love my grandest gift,
our love my greatest honor,
and all who come with it.