By Violet
Date: 2005 Oct 21
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the inside

you will watch the golf channel while i read a book in the bath
you are practicing with a new putter
while i watch my toes wrinkle and my skin get silky
you actually study at the dinner table sometimes and i pretend i don't care
but most times we skip the table all together and eat in front of the TV
i still love you deeply
i like to buy you sweaters and we talk about our days
even though i don't understand drug interactions
and you certainly don't know what the inside of a dinner rush feels like
i like our marriage
it is safe and warm and reliable
and one day we will reach our goal
we'll look back on two years of quiet coexisting
and be proud of the journey