Our Life could be full of music...

... A continuous background score to the story of our lives together.

A lyrical alarm to awaken us from a night spent wrapped in the cover of our limbs; a peppy number that eggs us on to get through the day, like breakfast for our souls.

Our favourite songs will play on the car stereo as we drive to work. And, the one belting out as you drop me off with a kiss &; a wave will play in my head all day long as I try to finish work knowing you'll be back soon.

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A melancholy tune for the times we're sad. An angry one for the times we fight; a soft serenade as we kiss and make-up; and, for all the moments in between, a blissful melody.

Even in our silence, music will speak to us.

When we run out of conversation, we will never run out of lyrics. I imagine you’d pick up your guitar and strum a song as I try to sing. When I falter, fall off-beat, as I surely will, you smile at me & we start over, till we can't make music anymore as we laugh & laugh.

Sometimes, I write a poem & you take my words & give them sound. Sometimes you struggle. But, sometimes we give birth to our own ingenious songs, meaning known only to us.

Sometimes you'll take me by the hand & twirl me. I'll throw my head back and giggle. You'll pull me closer & we'll move to the music - a quick jive/a saucy salsa/a slow waltz or simply stand with our arms around the other, eyes lost in the other depths, mouths inching closer as the tunes weave their magic around us. 

And when we're apart, my phone will sing to me as you call; and then my heart will sing as I see your name flash across the screen. Then, even the most mundane of greetings will sound musical.

A quiet dinner after a long day's work, a party with friends, reading a book, a romantic moment spent alone and quiet - music will accentuate our joy.

Don't you see - our life could be full of music. And, dance. And, laughter. Our life could be full of happiness.