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By Misti Date: 2005 Feb 15 Comment on this Work [[2005.02.15.13.03.9239]] |
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our first Valentine's Day together hard to grasp that this time last year I was married and you were just a guy I knew at work who kind of got on my nerves at first because you called everyone by name and never stopped talking I was silent at the time darker and more ominous than any Gulf Coast thundercloud god I'm glad you didn't run for cover my sweet lover man my best buddy I left muddy tracks across your heart and you didn't reach for a mop only you could think of proposing to me formally, finally with a teddy bear delivery a teddy bear in a tux and top hat wearing a banner you designed that read Will You Marry Me? in bright red holding a little bouquet of pink roses in one paw and a chocolate heart in the other you thawed me out further when I got off work there you were sitting on the hood of my car bearing a big bright bouquet of daisies and roses and stargazer lillies and a gorgeous grin because I called you on my cell phone and said YES so at dinner I let you order the shrimp with angel hair pasta for us to share even though I really wanted pizza or spaghetti and then I drove us to the planetarium even though I hate driving at night especially when I'm not sure where I'm going and together we stared in awe at the stars and the planets and laughed at the man singing "Fly Me To The Moon" more bad karaoke than Frank Sinatra and I made you a glittery celestial collage a happy nerd you told me you're a nerd, too and indulged me later in my time travel blabbering and I tell you that I'm superstitious and don't want to jinx this happiness maybe we'll last forever chances are we won't but deep inside where I'm still five and hopeful in more ways than I would like to admit I know this is what I've been waiting for this is the love I'd die for without blinking an eye. |