By Misti
Date: 2004 Jan 29
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Share The Love (Even When Things Get Messy)

he loves her big time
even when her nose is red from sneezing
even when the floor on her side of the bed
is littered with damp Kleenex
he loves the happiness she achieves
so easily
from cutting pictures and colors from
magazines and pasting them to posterboard
cut in the shape of uneven hearts
she is glad he loves her
she prays to God and says thank you, I'm grateful
every night and sometimes during the day, too
and she loves him
even when he won't let her kiss him
because he is afraid of catching her cold
even when he won't answer her question
because he is concentrating on counting his
goldfish crackers for next day's lunch
they love each other
despite the messes so carelessly made
from too much paper
and too much time
and too many words
to force into rhyme.