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— a private edition, of one —

no.° 4 / forever

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The Collected
MEMORIES
OF US
vol. iv · an anniversary
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— transcribed by hand, this morning —
My dearest you,
It seems impossible — and yet here we are.
Another year, another quiet little forever,
written in the small things only we know.
I keep finding new reasons in old places,
and I am greedy for every year still coming —
the slow mornings, the borrowed sweaters,
all of it, with you, on purpose.
with all of me,

— in the official record —

A Lifetime, Stamped

measured precisely, in the only currency that counts

Office of the Heart
28 · IV
est. 2022
delivered, daily
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years
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months
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hours

— and counting, with intent.

— plate iv. of vii —

The Photographs

developed slowly, kept carefully

memory
— first coffee, late autumn —
memory
— a sunrise we didn't plan for —
memory
— the day "yours" became "ours" —
memory
— a small kitchen, a big toast —
memory
— the long way home, on purpose —
memory
— rain, and nowhere better to be —
memory
— your laugh, mid-sentence —
memory
— an evening we let run late —

— an archive of small admissions —

Ticket Stubs

the nights we will not forget

Admit
02
together
act i · the meeting
A Crowded Café, Off-Schedule
"i was running late. you were earlier than you'd ever been."
Admit
02
together
act ii · the trip
Coast Road, Sometime in July
"the GPS gave up. you didn't. neither did i."
Admit
02
together
act iii · the move
Two Boxes, One Address
"nothing felt out of place. not the lamp. not you."
Admit
∞
tonight
act iv · ongoing
An Anniversary, At Home
"the best seats in the house were always yours."
Admit
02
together
act v · the encore
Every Ordinary Tuesday
"dinner went cold. the conversation didn't."
Admit
02
together
act vi · the sequel
Same Café, Years Later
"we got the good table this time. we earned it."
Admit
02
together
act vii · still running
No Intermission
"nobody's leaving before the credits. there are no credits."

— sealed, by hand —

The Vow

break the seal, only if you mean it

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— a private clause, in two parts —

that no day, however small,
will pass without me reaching for you —

and that, given the choice between
a thousand other lives and this one,
i would still pick you. every time.

— witnessed, by us

— colophon —

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to be
continued
— always —

this volume was bound on this morning,
in a small room, with a great deal of love.

— yours, always

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