So I was very, hugely chuffed when my close friends, Ruth and Dave, asked me to write something for their wedding. I was also VERY TERRIFIED, as anyone who has read my books knows, I’m not necessarily the most romantic person. But this is what I wrote…it took longer to write than a whole book. And people have asked me share it. So here it is. And congratulations to Ruth and Dave!
What it’s about
And they’ll be mornings when
you turn over in bed,
See their still-sleeping face
creased into the pillow
and think,
Oh no, they’ve
dribbled again.
And they’ll be fights
at the bus stop –
Neither of you really knowing
what it’s about, only
that you’re SO ANGRY.
And there will be mundane grocery shops
Tiffs over the washing up
Hangovers you take out on each other
Toenail clippings where they shouldn’t be
Bad days
And loaded silences,
and quarrels over the remote.
All the everyday fabric
of human life
with this person
this one whole person.
Just them…
But there will also be
those times
you hold your face to their chest,
hear their heart beat,
and know only you get to hear this.
And those moments
when they hold you, and
you know everything is going to be OK.
They’ll be the warmth of their body
The way they smile
Your own secrets and in-jokes
Your own shared world
That you both constructed from scratch.
And you’ll find that you miss them
when they go away,
Even when you can rely on
them always coming home again.
Times when you look over at them
in the car
And think so clearly
How lucky you are.
They’ll be the clasp of their hand when you’re sick
Them knowing what’s best for you
before you do.
And giggles
and tears
…both the good and the bad kind.
But you cry them together.
And adventures,
And security.
And exciting times,
And nights just on the sofa.
And You
And Them.
And Them
And You.
Together
Forever together.
You are not alone on this earth anymore.
Because this person,
This perfect and imperfect person,
loves you.
Just you.
And that
…that is what it’s about.
By Holly Bourne
