Being there

  I want to be there
To witness a love shared and worth living for
To see beauty and to stand in awe
To feel love and return it in spades
To hear you saying I do and me saying it right back
I just want to be there

I want to be there
To witness the growth of mutual love and live it
To see through failings and concentrate the positive
To feel trust and to trust without question
To hear I’m sorry and have the good grace to accept it
I just want to be there

I want to be there
To witness the birth from our union and try not to pass out
To see a child born into love and to show unconditional love
To feel proud to be a parent and do your parental best
To hear that first cry and give comfort until it passes
I just want to be there

I want to be there
To witness that first step and encourage more
To see your child grow and work tirelessly to make them happy
To feel their heartbeat as they sleep on your chest
To hear those first words and long to hear them say daddy
I just want to be there

I want to be there
To witness love regardless and to give of the same
To see you become more beautiful with age and appreciate it
To feel like I’m never alone even when I am
To hear the words I love you more and feel them back
I just want to be there

I want to be there
To witness a love unfettered by aging or dying
To see love conquering everything put in its path
To feel a love that is eternal and always mutual
To hear an all consuming love song that never ends
I just want to be there
Forever : with you