I turn to you in my joy,
and say, I love you.
The excitement seeps from my pores
as I almost fly to your side
up the aisle.

Our children dressed to the nines
and our families smiling.
My stomach twisting in knots

What is that feeling? Angry butterflies...
They are excited and so very scared.

I am ready to take your hand
and you are already packed for Basic Training.
You are going to 'seek your fortune' to provide for us
Twisting through the endless spiral cases in my mind
a song drifts up from the depths of my memory
a Cadence that we once sang as we cleaned the house.
I picture you running and running, and working for us
in this heated despair I cry.. They see it as tears of joy.
How relieved am I that they can not see,
that you can not see
the ringing of bells an cadences inside of me.