Hold On

Aristophanes, (in one and my preferred version of the story) in quoting Plato told of how Humans used to be connected; Lovers, soul mates, were one being. And the world was a wondrous, loving and gracious place. But the vengeful Gods saw how happy humans were and envied them; they were jealous and dark hearted. They separated the two souls inhabiting a single form and scattered them about. Ever since, as the story goes, humans have wandered  searching for their soul mate; their split apart.

Hold on
I promise to be loyal, faithful, honest, yours
I promise to love you without condition, wholly, from the inside out
I promise to be worthy of your trust; to uphold you; to be your constant
I promise to provide you a safe haven from the insanity that is the world
I promise to overlook trivialities, focus on the pertinent
I promise to listen, to hear, to act, to defend
I promise to avoid that which would destroy us
I promise to strive to be what you believe me to be
I promise to see in you your potential, appreciate your strengths
I promise to  forgive you,  to ask your forgiveness
I promise to put you first; before my own desires, before the vanities of the world
I promise to be only yours, to protect your heart as though it were my own
I promise to laugh, to cry, to explore, and to grow with you
And should the world threaten to destroy us; to separate us; to scatter us about,
I promise to hold on