Always Will

Neither of us
seems inclined to change

Neither of us
is likely to bend

Both of us
are stubborn old fools

Neither of us
will let it end

I guess I can live with that.

Too many people nowadays
are quick to throw in the towel

Too many people
are more concerned
with their happiness and not their vows

Things done in haste
Cannot easily be undone.

That's what I love about us -
We'd rather be miserable together
Than happy alone.

That's not quite right, of course
But after an argument
and harsh words and raised voices,
and over a drink or two
in a reflective mood
in a quiet house,
it seems almost fitting.

We love each other,
through thick and thin
for better and worse
for rich and for poor

And we always will.


--Written 1/22/06 after an argument over my infuriating deficiencies as a husband.