BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN

They say for each there's another.
Two out there who make each half whole.
They say, "Go! Go find your other.
Soon, you'll find a mate for your soul.

But for us, soon wasn't so soon.
And for us, the search was a quest.
So many songs! And none the right tune.
Some good, some better, none best.

And then there you were, unexpected.
And I too, caught you by surprise.
So easy! Two lives intersected.
After so many unfinished tries.

For so many years we stumbled and tripped.
We wandered in longing and loss.
Two sides of a coin that yearned to be flipped.
Aren't we glad we both called the toss?

-- Steve Stinson