Monday, July 17, 2006

sixteen

yesterday was the anniversary
of my marriage.
12 years on paper
16 total.
I used to tell myself
it's just another day.
convinced it didn't really matter
when he didn't remember.
he called me yesterday
to remind me.
for the first time
it really didn't matter.

3 comments:

  1. This is a good piece. Knowing you, it made me smile. Knowing him, it made me sad. It reminds me of what I have learned. Just think, if you had taken a different path so many years ago. Stood up for yourself then. Made it known that it truly did matter. Where would you be now?
    Definately not judging or critisizing by any means. I guess these are all lessons. For all of us. May we all learn them well.

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  2. Every day is an anniversary for something we've forgotten.

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