We Are All That We Need

If we were lost at sea
Shipwrecked on a deserted island
Nobody there but you and me
Would you still hold onto my hand?

Your smile sustains me
Like a mother’s milk to a baby
You give me warmth, I give you safety

We are all that we need
Like the water we drink
And the air that we breathe
I do believe
We are all that
We are all that
We are all that we need
We are all that
We are all that
We are all that we need

If we were lost in space
Waking from a cryogenic sleep
Would you still remember my face
And all the promises we keep?

Your smile sustains me
Like a mother’s milk to a baby
But you don’t ever have to change me

We are all that we need
Like the water we drink
And the air that we breathe
I do believe
We are all that
We are all that
We are all that we need
We are all that
We are all that
We are all that we need

The outside world is burning down
There’s not much we can do to turn it around
So we’ll just bunker up underground
And listen for a sound…

If we were lost in each other 
Unsure where you begin and I end
Would we still hold onto one another
Or these pieces of ourselves instead?

Your smile sustains me
Like a mother’s milk to a baby
You drive me home, you drive me crazy

We are all that we need
Like the water we drink
And the air that we breathe
I do believe
We are all that
We are all that
We are all that we need
We are all that
We are all that
We are all that we are
We are all that we are 
We are all that we are

And all we are is beautiful…

© 2021 Zach Sands, PhD