-What i never told you about the marriage-
That at the beginning, I had no intention of lying.
That when people said it would never last, I thought they were wrong.
That before the ceremony I doubted my feelings but married you anyway.
That on the day of the marriage I wore white for the part of me that wants to be pure,
a short dress for the other part.
That Elisabetta made my bouquet with roses from the garden.
That Daria and I improvised a veil from your daughter’s first communion dress.
That I let Monica to put more make-up on me than I will ever wear again.
That I enjoyed being driven to town hall and around the piazza by Claudio in his Mercedes
convertible.
That while walking up the steps in town hall I doubted my feelings.
That at the beginning, I had no intention of lying.
That the first time you accused me, you were wrong.
That I believed what you said about your ex-wife, how she drank, neglected the children, took
valium.
That after I found the reports of her hospital stay, I believed you had broken her arm.
That the first time you screamed me awake in the middle of the night, love diminished.
That I knew where you kept your gun.
That I hid my passport in a safety deposit box in the bank.
That at the beginning, I had no intention of lying.