Salt Line

In the land where gods once walked,

lightning carved our names into stone.

Zeus struck, and in that flash, I saw you—

not just as you are, but as you’ve always been

in every lifetime I have ever loved.

Athena whispered courage into my ear,

guiding my hands through every trial

that kept me from reaching yours.

Hermes wove gold threads through the hours,

so our days felt like years,

and our years, like a single perfect breath.

Every poem I’ve ever written,

every dream I’ve ever carried,

has led to this moment.

You stand before me—

sunlight pouring over your shoulders,

the air between us still and infinite.

I kneel, not to bow,

but to lift you higher in my heart.

This ring is not a circle of gold—

it is the orbit of my soul around yours,

the promise that no god, no time,

no mortal hand can sever us.

Will you be my forever,

as you’ve been my always?