Will you still love me when I’m gone
When I come home and fold back in
I will love you soft and steady
Rain on a summered tin roof
The lace of the wildflowers beading brightly
While the warm body of water breathes it back to the sky
Will you still love me when I’m tired
When I can hardly raise my shaking heart to meet yours
I will love you courageously
Be a sparkling dawn in your nighttime
The breath of warmth from the fireside
Mirroring the mountainous strength you already hold
Will you still love me when I’m here
When joy pulses through the air like holy hands and praise
I will love you with arms outstretched
Running into you like a high speed collision of stars
The snowy air holding us soft in its galaxies
I’ll be your gravity, your orbit, and the silken sweet years
It takes light to come home.