~Discovery~

I remember that day,
I remember it well,
You wanted to talk,
You had something to tell,
We met in the park,
And you lead me down a trail,
We reached a place of deep seclusion,

There you stared into my eyes for many minutes,
I sat in wonder of what was to come,
The silence grew to the point of breaking,
Your stare became unsettling,
I told you to let it out,

You let out a sigh and clasped my hand,
I returned your gaze with one of fear and confusion,
What could shake you so badly,
I watched as your eyes filled with tears,
Your grip on my hand tightened,
You opened and closed your mouth a few times,
In a hoarse whisper you said it,
Your voice barely broke the silence,
'I Love You',

I sat in shocked amaze,
Thoughts and emotions filled me,
Confusion, Anger, Fear, and something else,
I pushed you away and stood to leave,
I turned and headed for home ignoring the pain in your eyes,

Sitting at home I contemplated the night,
How could this be?,
My mind was flooded with thoughts,
I kept thinking of the pain and sorrow in your eyes,
I knew that my reaction was to harsh,
I sat up all night,
Unable to sleep,
I felt a strange emotion,
Could it be?
I sat and realized,
I loved you too,
I greeted the dawn with a tear streaked face,
I thought 'God, I hope it's not too late',
You had not been to work that day,
I got no answer at your home,
I ran over to your house and heard crying within,
I opened the door and called to you,
There was no answer,
In your bedroom I found you,
As I moved forward I saw a pistol in your hand,
I rushed forward and grabbed it from you,
You looked up at me with a blank gaze,
I begged you not to kill yourself,
You asked what was the point of living,
My mouth ran dry as I made my next move,
I could feel in my heart that this was right,

I told you I only had one reason for you to live,
I gathered my strength and grabbed your shoulders,
I had tears in my eytes as I said,
'Live, because I love you too',

The look you gave me so full of joy,
I felt my heart loosen,
You pulled me in for a warm embrace,
We stood the for what seemed an eternity,
With that all of my fears vanished from my mind,

Now here we are,
A few years later,
Two souls that have become one,
Both giving mind, body, and soul to the other,

Home