At First It Hurt

Contributor: John Dorn

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At first it hurt
But I'm glad she waited
I'm glad she frothed and fumed
I'm glad she nearly threw away
The letter
The sentiment
The apology
Unread.

At first it hurt
But I'm glad she waited.
I'm glad she dated
I'm glad she grew disillusioned
Just in time
To think of me
To think of all I said
To think of all I meant
To her
And she
To me.

At first it hurt,
But I'm glad she waited
As if she knew I needed just a little longer
As if she knew
Gave me the space
Without suffering the pain
Without knowing my affairs were a mess
Until they were already fixed
Until everything was in order
And we could
(At last)
Really be together
Build our house
Build our family
Build up each other
Forever.


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