We took a little
Time off the top
To think about
The redundancy
Of our lives.

How we met
And loved
The words
That came
Across

Our lips
More than
We loved
One another.

I sheltered you
Like a seed
Cupped in my hands
And I was
A penny to be saved.

We agreed,
No disaster,
And resolved
That the only
Difference between

Redundancy
And ceremony
Are the red ribbons
We used to tie
Ourselves together.