When the Lights Go Out, the Vows Get Tested in the Dark

truth is that love leaves marks when the body you’re saving is heavier than your pride. Martha’s legs had become unreliable in the last year, like a porch step that suddenly gives way. When she stumbled, I caught her. When she slid off the toilet, I lifted her. When she forgot how to stand, I became the floor.

I hung up and turned toward Martha.

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