Ode to New Company

You know, you were never expected to be a part of this trip.

So many plans were made without you, that if I even had one tip

That you were coming

Maybe I’d have prepared better and taken up running.

The baggage you have brought is heavy, even for the strongest here

It’s weight at times so overbearing that all it does is smear

Our eyes with tears and tear at our bodies with ache

I sometimes wish an earthquake

Would swallow me whole, set me free

But truly, I do see

That you can’t help but be who you are

Bring what you bring, always leaving a scar.

I’ll just have to get used to you being around everyday.

Even when everyone here wants to laugh and play.

Know though that there are sites to see,

Places to go, new things to do; so don’t give me

More trouble than I can bare

Not on this trip that I’ve been longing to share

With my family.

It’s the littlest of things that seem difficult for you

So try to lay low, enjoy the view

But no – that’s when you rise up without compromise

I’ve witnessed you rob my man of his precious highs.

It’s meant to be our trip! Don’t you get it?

I don’t want to share it - geez, I sound pathetic!

Enough now!

Let’s all take a look at the stunning view

The mountains, the villages, everything is so new

On this trip.

There is more than enough here for us all to enjoy

Yes even you, no need to destroy.

So now new companion, forever intertwined

You will never completely possess this heart or mind

That’s the choice made today with just a little pain

Not so sure what tomorrow will bring, as once again

Your unpredictable company can just shut up shop.

Has the power to stop

And derail or overtake.

Why do I give so much and all you do is take?

So please, dear company, don’t push and shove so much

You will find your place; I will learn your touch

I know you are there, just beneath

The newest of companies, my companion grief.