12/24 "Partners"

Imagining the person 

That will make me a duality

And cause me to say those 

little words like “we” and “us”

The closeness and safety

Of being one of two 

Not a better half 

But a balanced whole 

In my world defined by what is mine

Bearing the weight of the singular self

I long for the tenderness of the phrase

“our home”