a definition missing

Ryan wrote this for me the day after our first date on February 15, 2004.  We'd known each other for years already, but this was the beginning of a new journey for us both.  It was these little pieces of his heart that made me fall in love with him ...

and I always wondered why

they called it falling in love

but lately

you've been clearing that up for me

cause every time we touch

my heart simply

drops

and on the way down

forgets to remember

(or does it remember to forget)

to keep on beating

and I always thought

that falling in love

would be

like

a moment

an experience

an event

but I'm realizing

that it happens

every time I see you

and every touch

and thought

and breathe

and silence

every picture

and fingertip

and every time our noses touch

just before the kiss

soft sighs and giggles

unexplainable smiles

and sore cheeks

and being shy

so I don't know

what it all means

(well maybe I do)

just that

I'm starting to understand

why it's called falling in love

in the first place

and I know I'm not there

but that doesn't really matter right now

cause right now

I pray

and I pray

and I'm just

here

and baby

the best part is

you

are

right there

with me