New poem: YOU NEED TO KNOW

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+YOU NEED TO KNOW
+2022-06-01
+
+***
+
+I wish it had been a bridal night
+instead of a boring nosebleed,
+standing over my great-grandma's sink
+at three in the morning.
+That it had been you taking my breath away
+and not clots in my nostrils, down the drain
+as if the rivers sent to confirm
+I would not give birth
+that cycle had gotten lost.
+
+The shed blood and tears,
+the countless years
+spent in breathless wait
+in order to be there
+on that belated
+celebrated
+day.
+You in a dress in my favorite hue
+and mine you had yourself made.
+To finally see the love I could not hide
+within my body reflected in your eyes
+without fear of a glamour or being a disguise.
+
+You've been so patient with me all my life,
+and it's a damn miracle that you still insist
+on spending the rest of yours at my side.
+But this is how it's supposed to go, right?
+You're supposed to marry your best friend,
+who knows you like they know themselves,
+who will tolerate you at worst until the bitter end.
+
+And I,
+I must confide,
+can think of no one else I'd
+rather spend my life
+with.
+
+***
+
+CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (c) Vane Vander