MARRIED LONG

It is not the same passion,

but it is passion non the less.

It is the passion of being

with, of shared secrets,

long periods of

comfortable silence.

The passion of

knowing another's

faults and still

being friends.

The passion of

being safe

with this one

always, always.

No fear, except

that it will end.

One will

leave and the other

will be alone.

One flesh

torn apart.

Gary