This is a true story. It happened a few nights ago. Dan was married to my best friend and recently realized he still loves her. He said she's the first person he thinks about when he wakes up and the last person he thinks about when he goes to sleep. That's when he cried. Over chicken.
This is only part of an entire poem that I'd emailed my best friend the next day. Ed is my husband, he and Dan are best friends. Here's my poem in it's entirely -
NEW DAN
Saw Dan
Ate Chicken
He cried
Me too
Even Ed
I smoked
Very odd
I'd quit
two years
this month
Mid fifties, married thirty years. My husband has sweetly asked me to try to outlive him, because he doesn't want to face life alone.
His odds are pretty good. Both our mothers (still living!) outlived our fathers. And our grandmothers...
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Artigun says,
This is a true story. It happened a few nights ago. Dan was married to my best friend and recently realized he still loves her. He said she's the first person he thinks about when he wakes up and the last person he thinks about when he goes to sleep. That's when he cried. Over chicken.This is only part of an entire poem that I'd emailed my best friend the next day. Ed is my husband, he and Dan are best friends. Here's my poem in it's entirely -
NEW DAN
Saw Dan
Ate Chicken
He cried
Me too
Even Ed
I smoked
Very odd
I'd quit
two years
this month