Jo, You’re The One

Jo

I still taste that first July

Laughing in your parents’ drive

Sunburn shoulders

You stole my hat and my peace of mind

Coffee cups

Your scribbled name on mine

Little notes in folded time

You said

"Call me"

Didn’t know you’d call my whole life

Jo

I love you

You’re the one

Every day

The only song I’m living on

If forever has a face

It’s you

Standing in my doorway

Jo

I love you

You’re the one

You’re my now

My in-between

My always

Eternity feels easy

With your heartbeat on my chest

Slow

Sunday laundry on the line

Your old sweater over mine

Burnt toast

Laughing

Trading stories that we’ve told a thousand times

Storms

We’ve had more than one or two

Slammed doors

But I stayed with you

In the silence

You reached out and I reached back too

If my hands get tired

If my hair turns grey

If the map runs out

And we lose our way

Write your name

On my shaking palm

I’ll remember

Where I belong