Woman

Women of the world
I salute you!
On bended knee I pledge
my undying love
You gave me life
and nurtured me,
made me what I am
and all the better for it
You are my life,
my purpose,
my one true cause
Never my equal -
for I could never match you
in anything of import
Though I aspire to be
the man that you deserve
I will surely fail
For you deserve the world
and that is more
than I may give
Yet I will fight
until my final breath
to scatter rocks from your path
that you may walk serenely
in this perilous world
I am humbled by your compassion
Chastened by your wisdom
I am in awe of and weakened
by your beauty
Without you
I would wish no part in this life
and I am grateful for eternity
to have known the magnificence
that is a woman.