already the third day of the new decade
                                           two expired48hrs a third begun hed slept 6 hrs  couldnt keep this up forever nor would he  nothing is forever 
                                    a romantic notion
romantising Never or Always theyre never what theyre thought to be  unless one is pleasing themselves  the perfect aligned Romance Rowomance

18 years ago his wife was stricken on New Years Day evening 

she died January 2

18 years

eighteen years

it was 6 years before he was able to take another woman in his arms 

it wouldnt have been a fair competition until he was able not to compare a woman against her to hold another woman up against his wife
                       how can one really compete with another who is dead

he dated

no bells rang beyond the initial attractionphysical attraction

then he met a woman who was impossible
                                           who seemed to have risen from the center of the earth like a near-perfect crystal-forged diamond
                        her mind forgedbody forged in a mindboggling alignment with his senses and sensibilities

a luminous gem

a brilliant len

a mirror in which they complimented each other as only reflections could
  

0100,  Friday,  3  1. 20
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