Kyle and I just celebrated our tenth anniversary. This is how I got there.
How to Hold Onto a Tums
Kyle’s nickname
Is admittedly dumb
I call the buddy
My darling, my Tums
…
And if you want to keep
A soul Like the Tums
Just follow this list,
My rules of thumb
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Vitally, essentially
Always show him you love him
And that nobody else
But God is above him
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Love is a choice
You make everyday
So lead always with that
With what you do and you say
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Tums is a miracle
Upon which you stumbled
Never forget this:
And forgive him his bumbles
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Encourage the Tums
Let him know that you see him
And you love and admire him
And really believe in
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The talent’s he’s got
His dreams and his gifts
Bet it all on the Tums
Help him realize his wish
…
Whatever that wish is
Whatever his passion
Remind him he can do it
In brilliant fashion
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Anyway, back to love
Be aware how you speak
And know you’ve got power
As the Tummy Tum’s Treat
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He deserves all your kindness
To be spoken to well
When you’re mad?
Just think of the reasons you fell
…
For his laugh and his light
And his strong moral spine
And the fact that your union
Reeks of divine
…
Plan, intervention,
Some brilliant design
He’s your soul’s truest mate,
And you can stay aligned
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All of this lifetime
And all of the next
Because the Tums is the best
Of the best of the best
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Your best friend, your hero
Your late night confessor
Your partner in life
And remember, No lesser
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Man than the Tums
Could calm down your soul
And make your carelessly, hopelessly
Broken heart whole
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In a nutshell: just love him
Treat him like you like care
Be kind, be encouraging,
Be gentle, be fair
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Ten years into marriage
That’s about all I know
That’s the limited wisdom
Which I can bestow
…
On how to hold onto
And make happy a Tums
If you’re ever so fortunate
As to bag yourself one
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