Love From A to Z

Adoringly I gaze at you

Beside you forever

Caught on film

Documented for the ages

Eager to start our lives together

Frozen in time; a testament of young love.

~

Growing up together (married young)

Heady stuff to become adults always

In the spotlight feeling

Judged by friends and family

Keeping a smile and 'we got this'

Look on our faces as

'Married at nineteen' floated on behind us.

~

Nine months came and went (they thought!/we weren't)

Other things occupied their conversations

{People! They'll talk themselves to death!}

Questioning our why...

Reasoning what they'd do...

"Surely we should have waited?"

Tried to get along on our own first?

~

Unknowingly to me,

Various preoccupations dogged you, tempting you

With delights and promises so multiplying and

Xenoblastic: it shimmered, shone, mesmerized . Calling you on.

You had nothing left, there were

Zero cares remaining for me. For us.

~~~

This was written for the Vocal Abecedarian Challenge, and thankfully the pain of that time is becoming as misty and unsubstantial in as the watery pink film across those old wedding photos.

Comments always appreciated!