Here she stands in her velvet black dress,<\/p>\n
will that do for my husband’s funeral,
\nshe thinks.
\nhe loves that dress so much,
\nI wore it so often
\npeople thought we couldnt afford another one
\nor that he was too tight to spend money on me.<\/p>\n
But he loved that dress so much,
\nso much memories.
\nThis where we stood for our wedding picture,
\nstiff, worried, and frightened,
\nMy mum had given me a leaflet to read
\nand my married friends had explained
\nbut i knew already but was good at pretenting.<\/p>\n
This dress i will wear it one more time for him
\nor should i bury it with him.
\nso he can remember me at times
\nand the waltzes we dance me wearing that dress,
\nWill that do for my husband’s funeral,
\nhe’d approve and then would want to be burried with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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