The good news is that today I’m married to an absolutely
wonderful, beautiful woman who treats me with more respect, love,
understanding, and consideration than I ever thought possible. 

Christmas

With shaky nerves, I grab the phone.
It’s
cold and snowy here alone.
I fight the shivers, walk in place.
Thinking only of your face.
The number dialed, a distant ring.
Your smiling voice, the only warming thing.
I ask if we can work
it out.
You say no, it’s over now.
You’ll see him soon, you
leave tomorrow.
In your voice I hear no sorrow.
Two great
years gone, what will I do?
There’s just no focus without you.
If it wasn’t this time of year,
And my family wasn’t here,
I’d end it now to kill this pain.
And you’d still board that
plane.