The Habit of a Relationship

I speak, he listens He calls, I answer I cry, he holds me He’s sick, I caretake I stand, he’s there He leads, I follow I break, he mends I sleep, he snores He dies, I’m alone

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Saying Goodbye — Again

May 31. On this day last year my husband died. We were married for my whole adult life — twenty-three years. We were married when I was three weeks from being 20. “Hey 19” by Steely Dan was our inside joke. Mercier was my lover, friend, mentor, champion, and pastor. He was my whole world. Looking Back…

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