• Softly.
    So softly did those sweet words reach my ears.
    Gently.
    So gently did he caress away my tears.
    Deeply.
    So deeply did he gaze into my eyes.
    I wished nothing more than to remain where I stood.
    I wished for time to stop.
    And to stay there forever.
    Those words flooding my ears, again and again.
    His warm touch returning like a long-lost friend.
    His eyes were so sincere.
    Could this truly be real?
    It was.
    It really was.
    And again, I heard those three simple words.
    Those words that completely turned around my world.
    "I love you."