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A kiss in a Panera 

is all the romance I need 

That and a partnership 

that carries love and work

and fidelity on all four shoulders

And making my coffee

And wrestling with our kids

And telling our daughter she 

deserves to be treated as

the gold she is

And showing our son how to

lift up others with both of his

hands 

And letting me cry

And calling me poetry 

And taking your time

to send up prayers

to listen—to read—-to call 

everyday holy

Cause you know me

and how my smile slips

and my thoughts trip

over themselves 

scraping for something

to take hold of 

—that’s when you hold me

And that’s all the romance I need.

Life long and daily 

and two becoming one

and one remaining two uniquely

So when I say

A kiss in a Panera is

all the romance I need 

You'll know what this poet means 

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