A Fine Balance

​A fine balance
Atop a sharp peak
Leaning on each other
We will not fall
 
Exultant
After a strenuous climb
With tenuous hand holds
We celebrate
 
Arms in the air
We lean out
How far can we stretch
While supporting each other
 
Absolute trust
Grows from struggling together
From learning each other’s strengths
From learning each other’s failures
 
A balance of strength
And of weaknesses
Each knowing the other will stand
And support
 
A long life together
Scaling peaks
Slipping into valleys
Growing
 
A moment to celebrate
A hard-wrought partnership
Born of trust, built of love
A fine balance