It is so surprising what brings us together–not only beauty, but our darknesses, too, both literal and metaphorical. “The Long Marriage” is the seventh track on RISKING LOVE, a spoken-word album that explores how we might fall more deeply in love with the world as it is, even when that seems impossible. We just released the album on July 18, 2025. Audio by Steve Law. Video by Holiday Mathis. Please, watch the video (below) and share it. We made this for you!
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Video and Audio Releases from RISKING LOVE to Date
Safety Net
The Precious Matter of Love
I Want an Interlude with Mr. Clean
Into the Questions
For the One Who Is Gone
In Case You Don’t Know Already
The Long Marriage
The Long Marriage
Perhaps I know you best in the dark—
that nightly shrine
where my belly meets your spine,
where the bend of my knees
meets the bend of your knees,
where my warmth meets your warmth,
the night a vase
in which we place
the stems of our bodies,
in which we flower
through touch.
And nothing must be said
and nothing must be done
except to meet the long familiar nakedness.
Perhaps I know you best in the dark—
these lightless hours when
we sit in the midst of brokenness
and my hand finds your hand,
and my silence finds your silence,
my loss finds your loss,
and together, somehow,
we find a trustworthy peace.
And nothing can be said.
And nothing can be done
to change the past.
We meet in these darkened hours,
with nothing but our willingness
to meet these darkened hours,
these hours we would have pushed away
these hours that bring us closer to each other.
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