we got married in october.
on the twenty-ninth.
exactly three years after
we both got drunk
to face our feelings
and say the truth out loud.

that was the day
we became us.
messy, imperfect,
a little bit shy.

i still don’t know
how it happened.
as if i wasn’t even there.
it’s like watching us
on hallmark
with a bag of popcorn in hand.

you were exactly
what i needed.
what i longed for.
after so many doubts,
so many wasted breaths —
thank god i kept
rooting for myself.