Testify

No,
I won’t tell you that you’re my life,
I won’t lie and tell you you’re the air I breathe,
I can’t look at you and say that I can’t live without you.

I will admit that you make life more worthwhile,
I can say your presence feels like a breath of pure, fresh air,
I confess that I want to share the experience of living with you.

Yes,
There is a chance we will have differences,
There is a probability that we will drift apart,
There will be obstacles we will trip on.

I will not give up on you,
Only if you don’t give up on yourself,
I will grow with you,
Only if it’s in the straight path,
I will compromise for you,
Only if it doesn’t harm my dignity.

That’s a promise I will keep,
And live up to,
Not forever,
Just as long as my heart keeps beating.