The Night I Said the Words

I remember you looking down

When I said, "I Love You"

Then I lifted your chin to explain.

That you owed

Nothing in return

No demands or favors attached.

Then it happened 

Your eyes lifted to meet mine

And I saw a hungered searching inside.

All the laughter shared

All the unsaid words understood

Built the breath that carried the words.

While romances fade and frivolity dies

When the road we've shared stands the test of time

We can look back to the night...

                                  ....The night I said the words.