Two Old Friends

Two old friends

We found each other again

In a hot kitchen, surrounded by so many others

We sit and fantasize about the lives in which we have certainly known each other

The past tying us together

We get to know each other again

Drinking beer, surrounded by so many others

Time passes and we are no longer fantasizing about past lives 

We marry our current lives together, into one

Tears stream down my face as I vow to love you forever, surrounded by so many others

Our family grows and my belly swells

You rub my feet, fill my water, and make me my favorite snack

We welcome a baby boy under the harsh hospital lights

More tears stream down my face as we take a new baby home, both scared shitless, surrounded by a few others

Two old friends, we’ve reacquainted as if no time has passed

In a warm bed, surrounded by no others

I see your face in the warm glow of our salt lamp

In the room we share, right next to the baby we had together

You look at me with your eyes wide, and I see every small freckle that adorns your beautiful face

We tell our deepest darkest secrets, in our warm bed, like having a sleepover with an old friend

And once again, tears stream down my face as my heart breaks at the thought of how much I love you