This glass heart was featured in my project last year and is a special one that Michael and I have had for 14 or so years. We got it at a wedding in the early 2000s and have passed it back in forth between us. Last year, I featured it in my project and then dropped it on the concrete after taking the shot.
The book is a book of poetry that I gave Michael in 1996 or so as a Valentine's gift.
This poem is called True Love and it's by Judith Viorst. I found it humorous and containing some truth.
True Love - Poem by Judith Viorst
It is true love because
I put on eyeliner and a concerto and make pungent observations about the great issues of the day
Even when there's no one here but him,
And because
I do not resent watching the Green Bay Packers
Even though I am philosophically opposed to football,
And because
When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an affair or lying dead in the middle of the street,
I always hope he's dead.
It's true love because
If he said quit drinking martinis but I kept drinking them and the next morning I couldn't get out of bed,
He wouldn't tell me he told me,
And because
He is willing to wear unironed undershorts
Out of respect for the fact that I am philosophically opposed to ironing,
And because
If his mother was drowning and I was drowning and he had to choose one of us to save,
He says he'd save me.
It's true love because
When he went to San Francisco on business while I had to stay home with the painters and the exterminator and the baby who was getting the chicken pox,
He understood why I hated him,
And because
When I said that playing the stock market was juvenile and irresponsible and then the stock I wouldn't let him buy went up twenty-six points,
I understood why he hated me,
And because
Despite cigarette cough, tooth decay, acid indigestion, dandruff, and other features of married life that tend to dampen the fires of passion,
We still feel something
We can call
True love.
Did the heart survive last years drop? I like this concept and a glimpse into the small meaningful things you have incorporated into your marriage - thanks for sharing xx
