How I See You

You worry

about how I see you.

But when I see you,

I do not see a moment.

I see you

as you have always been—

as you were,

as you are,

as you will be.

And none of these

change my sight.

I see you in health

and in sickness.

In joy

and in sorrow.

In laughter

and in silence.

In sunshine

and in shadow.

I see you

when you feel whole,

and when you feel less than.

And still—

I see you.

You worry

about how I will see you.

But I will always see you

as I have always seen you.

Yesterday does not change it.

Today does not move it.

Tomorrow cannot undo it.

Because I do not see you

by the moment—

I see you

by the love

that doesn't look away.

© Ron Simpson Jr.