When clouds sit upon shoulders
and rain rolls across cheeks,
I close my eyes
and see you.

When nights offer no warmth
and cold sheets sting,
I breathe deep
and feel you.

When the tunnel seems too dark to walk
and my path no longer clear,
I wrap my arms
and hear you.

Because you are there,
in the pause,
in the silence,
in the seconds before I give up,
lifting me,
loving me,
always.