That Night

A poem about my wife, when she first told me she was in love with me. 

That Night

I can’t remember a time

when a smile meant so much…

and a touch felt so right.

I never thought those words,

words I craved to hear

so much

would escape your lips so beautifully,

that night.

Astonished

to say the least

I wept

unable to accept the luck bestowed to me.

for months upon months

I waited in uncertainty.

a lifetime…

I festered in thought…

and now,

able to breathe again

I do so…

and deeply.

everything became so clear

when you said those special words…

that night.