The speaker celebrates how the passage of time has strengthened a relationship that once seemed unimportant.

Because the speaker did not anticipate how important a relationship would become, she cannot recall how the relationship began, which she regrets.

As the anniversary of the beginning of an important relationship approaches, the speaker feels conflicted about how best to commemorate it.

After years of neglecting a once valuable relationship, the speaker worries it may be too late for her to salvage the relationship.