Four years ago today I married the first black scientist I ever met. Lucky for me, he digs English majors. Go Noles. Go us. Happy anniversary to my black alchemist!
Why Did I Get Married (In the Key of Tyler Perry)
I married you for the day you came home:
“My boss told me they wouldn’t be paying us today”
I lived for that embrace, that enfolding of arms into faith
I walked down the aisle because you peered into my grandma’s casket
and nodded your respect, even though you never tasted
her candy apples or heard her silvery voice mispronounce your name
I married you for the hours we go without speaking,
room Porterhouse thick with tension, waiting for the other to cut the silence
I married you because you passed me Kleenex and no judgment
when my best friend tried to commit suicide
And when I chipped my front tooth, you kept a straight face
so mine wouldn’t crumple in tears, kissed me and pronounced me beautiful
Because it’s not the pitch-perfect album experiences
but the spaces in between that shape the melody of our lives
and I married you, my love, for the music of that journey.
dara t. mathis 
Thank you! 🙂
So many great lines and great images!! Your love gives me hope and your poetry gives me chills! 🙂
Also, loving your wedding photo!!!
Thanks, Brenda!
Thank you!
This was beautiful!!!!!
Beautiful!!
I got an FSU towel for you! 🙂
Thanks, Val!
lol. Not tears! (hands Bethany a tissue).
LOL, thanks, Jeli 🙂 You guys were there in the beginning when we were just two dorks dating 🙂
Thank you, Mrs. Smart!
Thank you, Auntie, we love you, too!
Lol – I love it.
Happy Anniversary! My eyes are sweating…
🙂 Happy anniversary! 🙂
Are you kidding me, girl?! You just made me cry about *your* anniversary! BEAUTIFUL.
You guys are awesome!!!
Happy anniversary to a beautiful couple. May the love of God continue to shine in your lives today and always.
Mrs. Smart
Dara, this truly touched my heart!!! Happy Anniversary to you and my handsome nephew Stephan!! Love you both! Auntie Earline