They say of many things\u2014statistics,
\nprisoners, friends, the truth\u2014if you
\ntorture them enough, they will yield.<\/p>\n
Not me. I was the first to tell you I loved you,
\nlong before you said the same to me\u2014
\nlong before you were I sure. Before I was.<\/p>\n
I was the first, in a cruel twist of traditional
\nto say \u2018I do.\u2019 You said it too, and I know your
\narm wasn\u2019t twisted up behind your back.<\/p>\n
You were holding my hand, yours in mine
\nand mine in yours, looking now as it did then,
\nexcept for the engagement ring that is not<\/p>\n
the one I gave you, and except for the missing
\ngolden band. Mine you took off. I won\u2019t torture
\nmyself by guessing when his will go on. I yield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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