When I said, "I love you,"
Fourteen years ago,
I meant in the depths of who I am--
Much more than emotion,
An intentional intuitive choice.
Things were bright and shiny then:
We made the best of presentations,
As lovers always do, at first,
All genuine, no deception intended.
As the years have gone by,
The flaws surfaced--
All that we have been
That make us what we are,
The warts, the scars, the failures--
Threatening to destroy us.
The Power that drew us
To each other
Defines us as much more than
Our warts, our scars, our failures
Protects us from all threats,
And lets us see each other
From his perspective.
Today, I say, "I love you,"
Fourteen years
later,
I mean in the depths of who I am--
Much more than emotion,
An intentional intuitive choice.
Stan Sanford
Valentine's Day 2013
