Bookshelf to Book: A Love Poem

There is no me without you, baby
And this is where our story starts
Though I hold you spine to cover
My body misses you when we are apart
I pray their hands are gentle
I hope they do not tear
I know they love your stories
But the ones most important to me are in the chapters that we share
And when your pages don’t turn as often
And you wonder, “how can this be?”
Know I’ll always be your place in this world
And you can lean on me