Pamela. You are my compass. When you found me, I was nothing. I was going
nowhere in my life. My father, may his soul rest in peace, did everything he
could to point me in the right direction, but when I lost him, I lost
myself. Instead of honoring his memory, I continued on a pointless path, and
made nothing of myself. Then you came along; my light in the dense forest.
You showed me that it wasn’t too late, and that there was still hope for me.
I will forever be grateful for where we have gone together, and how far
we’ve come. Now, I know that I strayed from the path a little, and for that,
I will forever be ashamed. But you forgave me my transgressions, and that
just proves how perfect we are as a team. You knew that, even then—even
after all I did—with my ex...and her ex, and your sister...and your sister’s
ex—you knew—you knew that I was still redeemable. I will never be able to
make up for what I did, but I believe together, we can walk towards a
beautiful future. I will no longer attempt to walk alone, or find my own
way. I will surrender to your wisdom. Your needle always points North, and
knowing that, we can make our way to any way that we wish. Um. I think this
metaphor is getting to be a little too much. Just give me a second.
Notecards, I know, but...just hold on. (Let’s see, don’t want to bring this
up—I’ve rethought this whole part of the speech—my brother said that
was an inappropriate—hold for laught—oh, never mind). Okay. Pamela. Poetry
aside, I would just like to promise you that I have successfully changed my
ways. You changed me, and you won’t have to worry about me ever again. As
long as you’re by my side, I’m certain that we can get through anything. I
vow to be faithful and fearless, interesting and inspiring, mesmerizing and
motivating, and successful and satisfying. I can’t wait to begin the next
leg of our journey together. Thank you.
Chaz. I think you’re right, I’m a compass. But you are a compass as well.
You could even say that we are a pair of compasses. I don’t mean that we’re
just two mariner’s compasses. We are the drafting instrument that architects
and engineers use to make their designs accurate. I don’t mean to say that
we are building something great, or that our home is perfect. The truth is
that nothing has been remotely perfect about our lives together. Yes, you
cheated on me, and I’m not sure why we needed a rundown of your offenses.
Well...I think we all know that those were only about half of your offenses,
and that it only includes the ones I actually know about. Who knows how many
more there are? Which children here today are yours? Do we even know? I
joke, I joke. You’re right, I forgave you for what you did. And that brings
us back to my metaphor. (I admit, I took a peek at your vows, which is why
I’m prepared to say what I’m saying now). When I took you back, my friends
pointed out what we mean to each other, and what our potential is. I didn’t
listen to them, but now I know that we truly are a pair of compasses. You
see, the compass drawing tool involves two legs. One is steady. It stays in
place, while the other makes the drawing. You are the steady leg. You plant
yourself in one spot, and I revolve around you. That is our pattern. All we
do is make circles. Sure, we can make smaller circles, and sometimes even
larger ones, but we can never escape the pattern. We just go ‘round, and
around, and around. The only way to break the cycle is for me to break the
compass, and set myself free. So I’m leaving you, Chaz. You can sleep with
whomever it is you want. It’s not my problem anymore. Goodbye.
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