Our Union
Our Union
My eyelashes bat
After meeting your gaze
From across a
Crowded subway haze.
My pupils dilate when they
Look back at you over dinner
Where we drank wine and ate.
My feet dance with glee as we
Fall hopelessly in love
In the midst of summer heat.
My heart splits apart
To become your wife
And your forever sweetheart.
My legs spread
Open to bare new life
And see your cheeks rosen.
My arms push
You away at night,
I'm too tired for a sex life.
My fists rage and tears pour,
When I discover your arms
Embracing another lover
After coffee one early morn.
My ears listen to
Your words of regret and
Pleads for a second chance
For things to be like
When we first met.
My fingers dial
Seeking third party counsel
To repair our shattered union.
My brain waves
Shift to understand your
Thoughts and your feelings,
While I bitterly convey my own.
My hand re-opens
To forgive your sins
And make amends.
My lips part to
Receive your kiss in the
Night in a sea of
Skin in our warm bed.
My heart flutters,
We’ve truly become one,
Years after we bore our son.
Copyright © Marie Harrison | Year Posted 2010
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