Mettabel's Corner
Our forever friend
Our forever friend
By Mettabel
My heart thumped,
My breath caught;
Couldn’t hardly stand still
Shivers down my spine
When you said ‘hello’
The first time I saw you
The day we first met
Frantic races for the phone,
"Hiya Baby, It's me..."
Cord around finger,
Heart heart filled with glee.
Emotions though not seen
but Mos' def' felt,
As acute as hunger
Only you could satisfy
Tele-video pre-dates? Too late!
Already swallowed the bait
The laughter, the joy
The kisses at the door
Whispered plans made
Oh what a life we’d have!
The dress and the veil
The walk down the aisle
The fix of my gaze
My darling, my prize
Mama sniffling yet smiling
Cousin Mary blubbering and blowing
Oh what a beautiful morning,
Oh what a beautiful day!
Now hitched and ready to go
Our very first home
Mish and mash united
But we didn’t care
Finally we were home,
At last ‘a la maison’
The belly, the bloating
Root beer and pineapple floating
Surely to some - “eew” ,
Ooh but totally delish to me.
The wonder the awe
The birth: Our first child
Misty eyed Daddy holding little Bree,
For the very, very first time
Quietly we stood
Your arms around me tight
As you whispered over and over,
I’m sorry, I’m sorry
Tears rolling down our faces
As one, we turned
Determined to forget, forgive, and to heal
Knowing that what we had between us:
Was too precious to let go
Who giveth this bride?
Tenderly I watch and wait
As once again you step
Right up to the plate
Mom, Dad, I want you to meet….
Yet another joins our circle
My cup overflows
I am happy and content
I smile as I reminisce
Oh the pain and hurts,
But ahhhh... The laughter and the joy
Through lack and times of abundance
Through sunshine and storm
You have endured; Yes you have
You have not changed,
Yet we have been transformed
You’ve stood by us,
Helping us to flourish and grow
To the point that today
Hand in hand we stand
Forged together and bonded
A threefold cord,
Inseparable, Unbreakable.
You with us,
You by us,
You in us,
Our forever friend
LOVE…
© Adepero Mettabel, 2012
From "Me" to you,
AdePero Mettabel Okulaja
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**Mettabel Okulaja, MD is an Internal Medicine physician, and inspirational speaker who lives in Eden Prairie MN. She is also the author of ‘The Voice of One Woman’ - A rich anthology of prose, poems, original quotes and short stories platformed on her discovery of herself as a deliberate and beautifully unique created being. Available online both in paper and eBook formats, at amazon.com, bn.com and wherever great books are sold.