is
alcoholic mothers
and
deadbeat dads
it's
stains from spilt wine
in new bed sheets
cold coffee cups
and burnt food
leaving parties early
just to come too soon
it's cellulite and
scar tissue and
skin that sags
a cancer diagnosis on a sunny day
learning how to work
a colostomy bag
together
it's toothpaste tubes
squeezed from the middle
and
rolls of toilet paper
left empty
hearts on full
it's the rarest thing on earth
a love like that