eight years.
so much can happen.
in our case,
so much can be kept apart.
"our case."
"our" does not exist to describe us.
there is no "us"
or "we."
there is only
you
and
me.
separate pronouns
for separate people.
I wish this were not so.
if I'd had my way,
we'd be twenty-five
with a quaint little home
two dogs
one cat
and a loving Church family.
or
we'd be seventeen
with dates every night
two hearts
one love
and an encouraging Church family.
but I can't have my way.
I can't have it all.
and you are all.
to me, in the most.
but,
she got to you first.
she was born in '91.
she was there through college,
through hardships with your mother,
through more than I know and ever could.
she's been there longer.
she's been there for years.
I've been here twenty minutes
in comparison.
but I love you.
no amount of
time,
experience,
change,
challenge,
ridicule,
nor
age,
could ever change the way my eyes melt when yours mirror mine.