“Wond’ring Aloud”

Wond’ring aloud —

how we feel today.

Last night sipped the sunset —

my hands in her hair.

We are our own saviors

as we start both our hearts beating life

into each other.

Wond’ring aloud —

will the years treat us well?

As she floats in the kitchen,

I’m tasting the smell

of toast as the butter runs,

then she comes, spilling crumbs on the bed

and I shake my head.

And it’s only the giving

that makes you what you are.

— Written by Ian Anderson. Appears on the Jethro Tull album Aqualung.