Each Other

Perhaps it didn't matter if they faced in different directions as long as they faced each other. ~ Diana Gabaldon

Your program is not my program,
your food plan differs from mine.
My higher power would be vilified
in the church of your choice,
and your congregation pray for my soul.
You and I would never meet
in the social circles we know,
but we're family here — family of choice.
With you I can walk the steps,
can find strength and hope in what you say,
can understand you on a level so deep
it rocks my foundation of all I know.
You and I are in this together,
and it doesn't matter that in many areas
we face in different directions.
Here, we face each other
with hugs and understanding.