2019 1. Villanelle

I just wouldn't be myself without my career
And you're my lighthouse across our divide
so we'll both forge on without fear.
Although we're missing the cuddles and the beer
and we're so lacking in opportunities to confide:
I just wouldn't be myself without my career.
So many times I wish you were here
But we always negotiate how the ocean's so wide
So we'll both forge on without fear.
And in spite of how often the road seems unclear
And we feel so torn apart by this tide
I just wouldn't be myself without my career.
You back up my choices with such loving cheer
And confidently brush all trepidation aside
So we'll both forge on without fear.
Freedom, to us, will eternally be dear
And you're willing and happy to not want a bride:
I just wouldn't be myself without my career
So we'll both forge on without fear.