Make no mistake, 
I want this to work out with you,
I want you to be the one
sitting beside me, dueling recliners,
holding hands like you said
you wanted once, when things
weren’t exactly more simple, but
were at least less hard. 

But look at how many
milestones we’ve reached together,
how many birthdays and
anniversaries and 4th of July picnics,
all of the breweries and beers,
all of the camping, so, campfires,
and sleeping outside in our tent,
the home we literally built together,
even if it was just for one weekend.

Things might be murky and they’ve
always been on shaky ground, but
they’ve never been mundane, have they?
You’ve always kept me on my toes
with my heart beating fast and you,
you’ll never know I’ve already
written more poems about you
than anyone else in my life.
That’s how special you are.

Today’s poetry prompt words were: make no mistake, milestone, and mundane.

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