I owe you the rest of my life

whatever it means to you

these years 

spent building up as one solitary tower of building blocks 

no matter how much glue you use 

will fall 

it teeters and sways as it builds higher 

and you, my love, are standing at the top 

no amount of building i can do will save you 

you’ve had much more time and i can’t stand on solid ground waiting for you 

i have to build too 

but because of you i’ve learned to use gravity as a scaffold and build strong 

though i see you swaying way up there with the slightest blow of the wind 

i am proud 

a scientist isn’t too different from a daredevil.

so when you think that you’ve failed to help me build 

think again,

you’ve set the perfect example.

Author's Note

I am open to any and all critiques