Anthony Hanible

Finally Married

The moment cuts clean

A bright blade  

Through the old noise

Two hands lock

And the world snaps  

Into a harder focus

Edges crisp

Colors louder

No drifting now

The ground grips back

Steady as a vow  

Spoken without shaking

Love stops running

Turns

Faces me

Eyes sharp enough  

To change my name

This is the door  

That doesn’t creak

Doesn’t hesitate

It swings open  

Like it knew  

I was coming

Finally married

A strike of flint

A new fire

A clean start  

That burns true