Forty One
A homage to my husband on my birthday
A girl, I sat and steeped myself in story, Of Princesses and true love, won through glory. And I believed and fell for that false tale, That mirage of the dashing, perfect male. I entered the arena like a child, As weak as gentle Jesus, meek and mild. And I was preyed on, picked off and spat out, Used and abused and damaged, in and out. Today I mark my first and fortieth year, With you, my husband, lover without peer I wo...