Prelude to Love's Confirmation

And oh how I want to remember you
in that one perfect moment
when your eyes became glassy
and your top lip
wrestled with your bottom lip

I want to capture the moment
I struck a chord
somewhere in your heart & mind
& you gave in to me

I want to revive the instant
when the levee broke
and the combination of
Nina Simone,
good Cognac
and great conversation
were enough to make you say it

I want to live in the blink of an eye
where your words
wanted to put me in my place
but instead your spirit
put you in yours.

I want to rest
right there;
right before you said it
in that heartbeat of a time
when I was shocked but aware
that you would love me
for the rest of my life