Our love can last forever
if we want it to
We both must work hard
    to keep our individuality
       yet also become one with each other
    to remain strong and supportive of each other
       in adverse times as well as in good times
    to be exciting and interesting
       to ourselves and to each other

We both must work hard
    to always consider each other
       the most important person in the world
    to always consider love
       the most important emotion
          that we can feel
    to always consider our relationship
       the most serious and significant
          union of two people

Even though it may not always be easy
to have a lasting relationship
    working hard is very easy
       when the results can be
the beauty of a loving and lasting
us
I love you

      -Poem by Susan Polis Schutz