"Natural Trace"

(written on 7/24/09 for Steven & Aftan Tso)

Things change
once rings are on fingers
Those once horrid farts
become nice aromas which linger

Perspectives shift
after "I do" is pronounced
His constant pesky habits,
for now no longer denounced

Steps of the first dance
bring smiles which are brighter
And those light yellow teeth
magically become whiter

Cans begin to rattle
and the car reads "Just Married"
That squishy jello-y flab
now feels like a tightened belly

The wedding ruckus fades
as you two sit in pleasing silence
Rogaine seems to kick in
and works its wondrous science

So smudge those lines
and keep cutting the corners
It's just a natural trace
running behind love's borders

Thank goodness for its impairment
and the inability to see
They say "love is blind"
and for Steven's sake... may it forever be!