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How Did You Know?
Recalling a version of love
One night in early November, you called me very late
I can’t recall anymore exactly what time
It’s been so long that now it’s been too long
I simply don’t recall
It was at least 1am and on a school night
I often asked you how you knew
I was different
“I love this girl named Bree,” you’d say.
And that’s all that matters
But what about the girl from freshmen year of college?
I’d say.
For years this went on for. Each time we circled back
It was never the obvious question;
What about your wife, your kids’ mom?
No. In my naive and childish mind. It was
What about the only other girl you loved this much. You told me about her one night
At the beginning of our relationship
We laid in bed at a fancy hotel suite
After I took a bath.
I think it was a stand alone tub. The kind I like. One of the few times
