I thought I knew all about
What I wanted (and didn’t want)
Until you.
Now Pinterest is my playground
Of unconventional wedding dresses
And I want the days
I wake up next to you
To be all of them.
I spill embarrassing anecdotes
With you
Effortlessly;
You ask me hard questions
And I answer you
Honestly.
But putting
Your heavenly cooking
Your sweet words
Your intoxicating flavor
Your lips and hands and teeth
Aside
You happily share
My double bed
With my dog and I
Throwing any guilt I felt
Over stowing her in her crate
Aside.
And remarkably
After 35 days,
The orchid you gifted me
For Valentine’s Day
Has survived.
I water it faithfully
About every seven days;
Flowers and new buds
Reach up for the light
On strong, circular stems;
Ballerinas
Frozen
En pointe.
by Julie Blue 