“THE HAPPIEST DAY OF OUR LIVES” 10 Dec 00

A photograph on the mantelpiece
of a property in another country
a hand that I held
places it precisely
in new life for love

The new life has been chosen
smiling on a sunny day
your hair over your face
the white veil of joy
hangs proudly in the cupboard

The happiest days of our lives
perfect in every way except
you are someone else’s wife
I am someone else’s husband
we were once lovers

now we are strangers

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