As a scientist, you said you studied Darwin
So I shall remind you of our origin—
the seed from which our love was born:
the place we met and kissed
that first time, in the field
of sky-high grass behind your dad’s farm
where he grew hybrid roses.
You picked one for me
and said a bud for a buddy—
a perfectly closed flower like
was my heart and mouth.
You opened me up
as I healed from past wounds
scribbled on journal pages
in the dark of the night:
green ink, the same hue
of that rose’s stem you handed me
five decades younger
us, budding adults and now together
blossomed into this final chapter—
balding, wrinkling, sleepless nights
and medical claims, but we remain
as desirable as we were back then.
I love you.
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MEET THE POET:
DIANA RAAB, MFA, PhD, is a memoirist, poet, blogger, speaker, and award-winning author of ten books and over 1000 articles and poems. She blogs for Psychology Today, The Wisdom Daily and Thrive Global. Her latest book is Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Program for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life. She frequently speaks on writing for healing and transformation.
Visit her at: dianaraab.com
