For both of us it’s been a trying year
My new med change, you lost your old career
I felt drowning in manic passion
You seemed overwhelmed with stress and fear
We stayed together despite desperation
We struggled but remained in relation
In hard times and in good times we still date
Regardless of the trouble on our plate
You are my support; I support you
As we accept—in fact, embrace—our fate
Our love runs deep through all that we go through
In ease, in strain, in everything we do
And now it seems we’re coming through our trials
Our grimaces are yielding into smiles
The psychic storm we both drove through is ceasing
Having churned through tempestuous miles
Our difficulty finally is easing
And pleasure in each other still is pleasing
David Fekete 