at times
our hand in hand can bend
can trust can be bold
it can & cannot understand
can pull the other near
can push away in hopes to gather in air to breath for those in-between laughs
& in-between cries when the heart feels broken in so many pieces like a mirror that finished crashing to the ground
it likes to remind us that we're here like a rooted tree so strong & so yours
it loves to feel warmth the other brings
it moves slowly across the other with care
with an ease that is so inviting
it picks the other up when down
it allows the lovely soft tender to be first in line
it can miss when the other is away
it can prepare the simple things that means the world
it can hold the other wrapped around band after knowing it's true
it can fold a love note then send it on it's way
it can start & stop a watch as one can run there & back again
it can keep track of the seconds that it loves the other like
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
it can even let go