For a long time we were hippies
Living in the woods
In a tiny homemade cabin with
No indoor plumbing
Or electricity.
Then I went to law school
And Karl got a real job
We moved into a house in town where
Katy took long baths and
Slept in a real bed
In her very own room
A little frightened at the loneliness
At first
But brave as time went on.
When I got my first big paycheck
I bought her a pink angora sweater
Which was my signal
Of better days to come.
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