keep the receipts

I kept all the receipts
to any
gift
I bought for her.
small things, large
and expensive items.
I could never quite nail
down
what it was that she wanted
for Christmas
or her birthday.
she provided no clues
opting to keep
me on my toes, on thin
ice as it were.
anniversaries were a disaster
if I remembered
them at all.
she was a diamond
girl
married to
a rhinestone boy.
she wanted champagne
from
Paris, I gave her
Schlitz from Milwaukee.
i'll try to do better
the next time around.