For my parents

Today, my parents celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary.

Today, despite this momentous occasion, my parents had to face the climax of an incredibly stressful, tumultuous time in their lives.

Today, I asked that despite all of the ugliness, they stop to remember all the beautiful, lovely things that their marriage has brought into this world.

We listened as he played the guitar & sang old love songs & then there was a moment we looked at each other & discovered we were much younger than other people might suspect & it was good to know we had that much more time together.

143, Mama & Pops.