NEVER-never Land by Gillian

I completely inhabit a never-never land all of my own making.

Growing up in remote farm country I said I could NEVER be happy living in the city,

and here I am living happily in the middle of three million people in the Denver metro area.

With that same rural attitude I said I could NEVER be happy working in some big corporation,

and here I am retired after thirty wonderful years with IBM.

After I got divorced I said I shall NEVER get married again,

and here I am after 25 wonderful years with Betsy.

And we know we are married even if the Government does not.

So if ever you hear me say I could NEVER live …

wherever,  just look for me there.

Never-never land seems where I’m destined to be!

About the Author

I was born and raised in England. After graduation from college there, I moved to the U.S. and, having discovered Colorado, never left. I have lived in the Denver-Boulder area since 1965, working for 30 years at IBM. I married, raised four stepchildren, then got divorced after finally, in my forties, accepting myself as a lesbian. I have now been with my wonderful partner Betsy for 25 years.