Monogamy
submitted by Lisa Varner
I cannot remember when I did not know him. His lips are
the only lips mine have ever embraced. His arms are the only
arms that have held me deep into the night. His fingertips
are the only fingertips that have caressed my body. His eyes
are the only eyes that I have gazed into with such passion.
He has watched me grow, from a young girl to a young woman
to an old lady. His love never faltered with age or change.
I bore his four children. He became a father and I a mother.
He made sure we had everything we needed. I never had to
question his love for me. The passion remained in his eyes.
Even as he became very ill, I could count on my morning kiss.
He could count on me being there to take care of him. I
cannot remember life before him. Now I have to learn how to
live
without him.
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
September 1996
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