On Marriage

 I'll just leave the poem itself and follow up later...

On Marriage

My vows will never say til death do us part

Nor will I obey you

Because life is short

Hearts are complicated

And I've seen enough to know better.

Present moment is what I have to offer you

Again and again

Until we decide otherwise.

I present peace, love and growth

For a timely amount of our existence together

Until it no longer suits us.

I love to let you live free

And I expect the same

No pointing fingers, no blame

If we ever have to walk away.

I will know we tried

And gave it our best

Until it could be nothing but our worst

In time and effigy.

We grew, we mattered to each other

But our parents taught us

Not to expect perfection

And heaven and hell taught me

Reincarnation was a far more logical option.

You love me, I'll love you

And we'll see where this thing takes us.

There will never be a happy ending

And one of us will sometimes, eventually always need more backing.

But for now this is where life leads us.

Let's not leave it lacking.

~SDC

9/5/23