My Funny Valentine
As a boy full of youth, he watches the setting sun at his family’s farm. As the night sky’s indigo and black fold over the day’s blue and crimson, he wonders, what kind of family will he share these moments with in the future?
As a young woman, she visits a popular college bar with friends. They claim a booth next to the restrooms in order to meet the most people and laugh at uninitiated patrons who do not know that the signs on the bathroom doors are reversed.
As a college student, he notices her across the library; she hardly glances at the books littering the table as she converses with her study group.
As a woman on her wedding night, she drives her VW Bug around town searching for the wedding party that took her groom barhopping.
As a man married to a woman who did not take his name, he uses her maiden name as her first during arguments.
As a mother of three school-aged daughters curious about love, she recalls four years of dating before he finally proposed, and then adds she worried they would never get married.
As a father of three teenage daughters, he forbids them to marry before the age of 30.
As the wife of a man whose hair turned grey in his 20’s, she plans great surprise parties to celebrate important birthdays.
As the husband of a woman who is having trouble using the computer in her office, he tries to help her practice on weekends.
As the wife of a man who was laid-off after twenty years of service, she takes on extra shifts and encourages him to try something new.
As the husband of a woman who can no longer remember her birthday, he spends hours comforting her feelings of failure.
As the wife of a man who job-hunts for eight years, she tells him to not give up.
As the husband of a woman who is forgetting her childhood, he takes her to five different doctors to figure out the problem.
As a wife with Alzheimer’s, she worries that her husband will not let her live with him anymore.
As the husband to a woman losing her ability to care for herself, he vows to do the best he can and keep her at home as long as possible.
As a woman who cannot dress herself, she needs no help finding or putting on her wedding ring.
As a young woman, she visits a popular college bar with friends. They claim a booth next to the restrooms in order to meet the most people and laugh at uninitiated patrons who do not know that the signs on the bathroom doors are reversed.
As a college student, he notices her across the library; she hardly glances at the books littering the table as she converses with her study group.
As a woman on her wedding night, she drives her VW Bug around town searching for the wedding party that took her groom barhopping.
As a man married to a woman who did not take his name, he uses her maiden name as her first during arguments.
As a mother of three school-aged daughters curious about love, she recalls four years of dating before he finally proposed, and then adds she worried they would never get married.
As a father of three teenage daughters, he forbids them to marry before the age of 30.
As the wife of a man whose hair turned grey in his 20’s, she plans great surprise parties to celebrate important birthdays.
As the husband of a woman who is having trouble using the computer in her office, he tries to help her practice on weekends.
As the wife of a man who was laid-off after twenty years of service, she takes on extra shifts and encourages him to try something new.
As the husband of a woman who can no longer remember her birthday, he spends hours comforting her feelings of failure.
As the wife of a man who job-hunts for eight years, she tells him to not give up.
As the husband of a woman who is forgetting her childhood, he takes her to five different doctors to figure out the problem.
As a wife with Alzheimer’s, she worries that her husband will not let her live with him anymore.
As the husband to a woman losing her ability to care for herself, he vows to do the best he can and keep her at home as long as possible.
As a woman who cannot dress herself, she needs no help finding or putting on her wedding ring.
I really loved this, Heather. The last one was amazing. I hope everyone is hanging in there and doing the best they can in this really tough situation. I'll be praying for your family. Hope you're doing good!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Heather!
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