Partners

A leak requires a bucket,
Like a prayer requires a God,
As home without a family,
Is a swamp without a bog.

Love without two lovers,
Like an effect without a cause,
Or sunsets without horizons,
A conversation without a pause.

A beach without sand,
Like clouds without a sky,
Or a forest without trees,
Like a sin without a lie.

Life’s journey requires a partner,
Alone, we cannot exist,
A pair of things together,
Like the fog requires the mist.