White, beaded, ruffled gown
Black tux with tails
Dancing ‘round and ‘round
Under a canopy of trees
~
The moon lighting
Stars casting a glow
On the forest floor
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No burdens, no problems
Love — love surrounding
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Your arms tightly around me
Your breath in my ear
Your lips upon mine
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Fading, shadows, darkness
Whispering, judging
Eyes staring
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Passion, love lost
Sadness, frustration
Alone
Bride gone
~~~
Written by Beth Malbon
April 22, 1996
Forever with you
Is how I thought it’d be
I love you always
Is how I thought it’d be
~
A pot of gold
At the end of the rainbow
A rainbow,
At the end of a storm
Is how I thought it’d be
~
We said our vows
‘Til death do us part
Death as in you and me
Not our love for each other
~
I thought it’d be
wonderful
a dream come true
~
I thought it’d be
magical
a fairy tale come true
~
I thought it’d be
forever
you and me
~~~
Written by Beth Malbon
April 22, 1996
Going through the throes of divorce
Have you ever thought of us?
Us being you and me together,
Not, you and me alone.
~
Us as a couple,
Us joined hand-in-hand,
Us side-by-side,
Us as one.
~
I think of us as two.
Not, two together,
But two separate.
Two going their own ways.
Opposite ways. Alone.
~
As us –
we were joined together by marriage
Not by love, not by friendship.
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Us – You and me severed,
Not connected
Not by any means or ways.
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You live. I live. Us is dying.
Us is dead.
We are dead.
We are UN-US.
~~~
Written by Beth Malbon
April 14, 1996
Looking back at the years
My heart fills with sorrow
~
I hold back the tears
And concentrate on tomorrow
~
Looking at the past
And praying it won’t last
~
I focus on today
And hope it’ll stay
~
My happiness with you
Is positively true
~
And that’s why I’m hesitant
When dealing with the present
~~~
Written by Beth Malbon
December 6, 1989
Dedicated to Edward
Collage made using images from Google: pink color background, lips, and question mark.
