we work together
(I smile because he smiles)
through the best and worst parts
of the beginning of our time

and after these years of [im]patience
(he smiles because I smile)
I scramble, speechless, to find an answer
that will render our lives anew

we dance
to the music of welcoming echoes
overheard in the rooms with blank-canvas walls
an art gallery for newly cultivated love

sundry emotions between the two of us
will spawn into mirrored images--
(but slightly altered)
an elegant surprise for our troubled world

as we follow the footsteps of the greatest pioneers in american history
generosity, courage, wisdom, and strength will be delivered
perfecting the American Dream
uncommonly known as...

a Family.