(On Our Anniversary Today)
If home is where your story begins,
Then I don’t recall a chapter before you.
There must have been no prologue;
At least not one worth mentioning.
Perhaps, the editor removed it for clarity.
All the better,
For the story worth telling
Must be the one that starts with you.
So, if home is where your story begins,
Then my story began here with you.
And if home is where the heart is,
Then my heart was stuck far too long
In the pages of the lonely flyleaf and the dull copyright.
Was I homeless before my heart found you?
I can’t remember. I don’t want to.
Perhaps, the realtor was banking on a better market.
All the better,
For the home worth sharing
Must be the one that’s here with you.
So, if home is where the heart is,
Then my home is forever with you.
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