I remember when we first met
In the 2nd grade
I stole your hat at recess
You know, the 1 with the dog on it.
I took it because it was a piece of you
But you could always run faster than I
You caught me every day for 2 years
Exactly what I wanted

That yellow Voltron lion is mine, by the way.
When I married you, I got 1/2 your stuff
( It's written somewhere in the contract. You know, the one I can never find, but can always add rules to. That contract. )
You can have the Green and the Red and the Blue one.
I get the yellow one.
See? I'm only asking for 1/4 of the 4.
I just want the 1 you always gave Brian.
I guess he was your best friend
And I was just the brown eyed girl that followed you
Everywhere
But still,
I think I deserve it after these 11 years together.
(Well, 22 if you count ALL the time I've known you)
Call it an early 29th birthday present

On our 6th anniversary of dating we got married.
( That's 2,190 days too many. I would have married you that first date. Because I knew I was going to marry you since I was 7. You were just a little behind in your timing ).  
Only 9 people were there to see the Mayor call me Leslie
Well, it was him and the 8 of us.
(By the way, who's Leslie?)
I only have 5 photos from that day.

On our 3rd wedding anniversary you proposed.
On the foot path near Iargo Springs
(You know, there are 294 steps to the bottom and I felt every one)
Asked me to grow old with you
As if I ever had a choice in the matter
Since we were young, I've grown older with you
And I'll grow old, older, oldest with you

We've moved 6 times
From dorm to apartment to Lansing to Raleigh
Owned 2 houses
And made the trip home to Michigan
6 times in the last year and 1/2.
That's a lot of time in a car with a sleeping wife
Thankfully I don't snore.

The numbers keep growing.
Everyday we add to our time together
I promised myself this wouldn't have a sappy ending
Like the 3 other poems I've written for you
But I lied.
I love you more each day,
Every minute of every day.
So there.
(I told you that you were stuck with me!)