Never Broken

She reached beyond the edge of darkness,
stumbled over dark clouds of gray,
outstretched her hand in desperate search,
to seek refuge, havened in his hold,
thoughts gathered timidly, but told,
of a promise shattered, from long ago,
that he would never, ever leave her,
tears marched to the beat of her heart,
down cheeks and between quivering lips,
where the brine of his sweat she tasted,
then realization of a promise, never broken,
for she could feel him…breathing her life