We fight. We rage.
We war against each other often
and it is exhausting
and unendurable
but understand
I will endure our fights
always.
Our battles
awful as they are
are part of us
and a part I would not disperse
since they offer us a better chance
to reach ultimate intimacy.

Our arguments need never break us apart.
Know this:
I’m your man
always
and no matter how we scrape and claw
at one another
whatever wounds we inflict
nothing would be so damaging
as for me
to no longer be yours.

I hope you feel the same
but whatever answer you provide
will not change mine.

Still
you’re wrong.