In times when those we love, 
Have cares we cannot reach.
We long to hold, 
when hurts would weigh them down.
We wait with baited breath,
Our lovers to return,
 so we can feel included.
How can we hold them even closer,
When standing in the shadows,
We gladly offer all we are,
Our strength, our hope, our purpose!
We celebrate each contact,
Requiring hope to fill our hearts as well,
 But standing strong to be their hope 
When hope is absent.
It’s there that purest love is found,
It’s there when aching like our lover,
We stand so tall and strong to be their strength.
In love we watch and wait 
To help them breathe again.