Marriage Nothing Poems

I’m with you,
I’m without when not.

That’s how much you’ve become.
Plastered fabric enmeshed into me.
Like drywall, yet to crack, but firm and white.

Bare bones make us...

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you have nothing in common
we knew it, but we married anyway
you will not last
it has been over fifty-one years, so maybe they were wrong

you have...

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"The first time that I saw you, dear, we both were wearing swimsuits...I was pushin' twelve years old and you were pushin' ten...
And, bad as...

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She votes Democrat; he is a die-hard Republican.
She goes to church; he is allergic to it.
She reads fiction; he reads comic books.
She watches documentaries; he...

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You look into my eyes, the mirror to my soul;
Entreated, enchanted you explore;
You look upon me in love or is it lust;
How do I know...

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He liked new shiny
Wanted everything chrome and fresh
Everything modern

She was old-fashioned
Lived life surrounded by antiques
Her dress had lace

He drove a sports car
’51 T-bird for her
Nothing...

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The End of Nothing

I am sitting...
waiting and thinking. 
Really going crazy, 
slowly insane. 
I am at home, 
trapped. (by discretion)

My guy is in the building....

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A 35% of you is for the taxman
Twenty days left to own your grind
A 10% of you goes to tithe
For a salvation to find
Leaves you...

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“there is nothing that i’d rather do, 
than spend time in a Christmas globe with you…”

through the glass of a globe    ...

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What's new under the sun?
Lots is new but some say "none".
Skeptics claim all's been done;
the simple truth not begun...
a baby's first cry is one!

Lots we've...

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It was 1949.  
Slow music was playing on the radio.
A young, handsome fast-talking 24 year old named Dick was driving around small town Iowa...

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Nothing hurts like love


I have tried to always be there.
I have tried to help you with your stupid hair!
I have tried to care…
But I don’t.


I...

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I gave you my love
my sweet turtle dove
I gave you my hand
deep in quicksand

I gave you my name
"I do" you exclaim
Gifts small and great
even a...

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Our marriage is faltering
There is no help from heaven above
We've agreed to try to compromise
Until there is no love

I know you have a new love
I...

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