“to have and to hold,”
but what is left in my arms if not empty platitudes
if i forget to take action with my love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
i’m made of the dignity i was born with,
of the earth beneath me, the sky above me,
the insects and mammals and fish around me,
of the people around me.
i am tied to them forever.
with all of my dreams of leaving myself behind,
as long as there are others i will always be here.
marriage is a promise to another
and the public
that someone’s story will be a part of yours,
has been a part of yours,
for better or for worse.
i am married to my past, my present, my future,
to my former footsteps and the dirt that surrounds them.
i am married to my loved ones, my peers,
and those who will never love me back.
i am part of something greater, something better,
something bigger than me or anyone that i could think of.
marriage, really, is everywhere and in everything that you can think of.
just like love, and just like hope.
i will have this peace. i will hold my loved ones.
now and forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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