As I lie in bed

In a room full of colour and fairy lights

I think of you lying there

In your sterile white hospital room

And know that this is just time passing

For 46 nights

You’ve slept there

And I somewhere else

But every day we’ve spent time together

And I’ve shaved you, washed you, fed you

And just been there with you

To pass the time

And watch you mend and heal

And started to look forward to the future with you

For whatever that future holds

We can be together

A miracle that I never thought possible 40 days ago

It’ll be a tough mountain to climb

But we can be mountaineers

Or anything else we need to be

To grow a wonderful future together

You and me and a far distant horizon

Waiting for us to fill in the gaps

And weave a path through the challenges ahead

Holding on tight to each other

and family and friends

Joyously celebrating our life and love