So hard to say when this romance first began,
a love without any ending in sight.
It never came to life by chance, randomly:
like the greatest joys I've known in life,
this love story (which is love) took time
& patience just to find an audience,
time to find my own voice, to say
for once who my heart belonged to
above all the others. My story had to
struggle to make itself heard, stand out
without contest. Even more so,
I had to prove I was even worthy
to tell such a story to begin with -
by simply wearing these letters
I needed to maintain my honesty,
my integrity with all my heart,
to keep my love steadfast at all times,
even when the going seemed
like a stretch, even when
no else believed much less gave you
much thought. Five years,
seven months & still this love
has not wavered, has not fallen
to the wayside. It was meant to be
for a lifetime - that is why
I have kept it up so steadfastly,
so fervently as I have done.
This story was spelled out
on my sleeve, on the very
heart of me with clarity:
not for four years & four years
alone but for life.
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