Peter Alexander wrote this poem. I can no longer find where I originally found it, but I present it here because of how deeply it touched me back in 2002 when I found it
Us — Peter Alexander
my he is not my she my partner is not my wife but my love is most definitely my love -------- there was no big white wedding no flowers no song there was no formal blessing from above -------- there was no horse drawn carriage no church no cake there was no formal speeches or fuss -------- but there is joy and happiness there is love and tenderness and there is most definitely us