Night Prayers

Her eyes are shut,
lips softly moving
head inclined while she prays
kneeling by her bed.

This woman,
who first caught my eye
and stole my heart
as just a girl,
now is my life,
closest to my heart,
friend I always wanted,
companion.

A woman's love
strengthened
because her first love
is God.

How else could she look
to a fallen man,
joining her life to his,
for better or worse?