I left the kind of wedding
that made you want
to get married. Oaks, live
witnesses to promises
you were sure they'd keep.
Car ride home stank of
a shoe bag filled with the
consequence of one
too many Benjamins.
Shock is the end of what you
thought.
--are you okay--
--so sorry--
--can't believe he--
--I knew how much you--
Baseball cap and a t-shirt
I decided he was mine the
second I saw him. Tallest
person in the room, you'd
wrap yourself in him for
safety, or because he was
beautiful. He closed the doors
I opened and opened the
doors I closed. Couldn't keep
him, even after I begged, so
I moved through the world,
his hand on the small of my
back. When he finally came
to call, I was spoken for. The
verdict? Friends for life.
Life's still happening and I'm
not loosening my grip, so
you better be taking good
care of him--precious cargo.
He was honest when you
didn't want to hear it and
held you together when
you'd cracked right open,
caught the pieces before
they hit the ground. Had to
see the world if only to tell
you all about it. Didn't he know
he had the whole universe
wrapped inside his heavy
heart. Special delivery
for those with empty hands.
Fall in love 100 times until
you realize all roads lead to
Rome. Can I ask for five
more minutes? I forgot
we wouldn't have forever.
I want you to know that's
all I was looking for. A way
to keep you.
