Two broken pieces
Are trying to mend
Not really knowing
If it will be whole in the end.
They are both tattered and torn
Nearly ripped into shreds
So much hope lies in the strength
Of the needle and the thread.

Working in perfect unison
They tie these pieces together.
Only time will tell what
The thread will be able to weather.
Who knows if it can stand
A torrential downpour...
Can it ride out a hurricaine?
Or will it sink to the ocean floor?

Too much pressure
Will make it break
Not enough
Can make it weak.
Just enough pressure to feel the hope
That is present between you and me...
To remind us that what binds us
Is also what makes us free.

It takes some patience and courage
To see if this thread will last
Or if the pieces will split and go
Along their own bewildered paths.
Our paths brought our pieces together
On April 11th, 2009
And I hope our strength can last
So that you will be Forever Mine.