to a loved one
August 3rd, 2006 by cathy
ten years is such a long time
and has gone by so quickly
it was only yesterday, wasn’t it?
I was flirting
you were shocked
my parents were concerned
and my sisters with their questions
so unusual and so perfect
Marx Brothers movies
Quake matches
and apple pie
I have grown into a woman
with you by my side
and yet
I still feel 17 years old
and silly
when you waggle those eyes
when did we become adults?
how have these ten years
come upon us
suddenly
unexpectedly
like wild fire
catching and burning
everything in sight