the difference

between You
and Every One before You,
is how well, and
how completely,
You love me;
such that I feel
unworthy,
and daily am thankful,
for such an amazing woman
to yearn, to burn, to turn
to me.



July 26, 2010, for the Wifey. From the forthcoming collection, For the Wifey: Lessons in Love, Passion, and Laughter.

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