And I Did
You just walked into my life
one day
without any warning.
I wasn't even expecting you.
But there you were ....
It was only a four line message you sent,
but it was powerful.
You basically told me to pay attention to details!
And I did.
You wrote, "I received a blank email from you.
Perhaps it was a mistake.
If so, I'm sorry to have bothered you.
If not, then please put some words on it
and resend."
That was about all you said.
That's about all you needed to say, I guess.
I thought, How unusual that he responded
to a blank email ...
...I really should reply.
And I did.
I wrote, "Oh, don't be sorry.
I'm so glad you responded.
You sound like such a nice guy.
I don't know anyone else who would respond to a blank email."
" Actually ," I continued , " sometimes I'm very lonely
and I'd really like to get to know you."
And I did.
Our love story actually began with a blank page.
A page upon which nothing had been written.
A page upon which we could write
any crazy messages we wanted.
I was thinking of one I wanted to write.
And I did.
It wasn't long until you told me
about yourself.
You told me you were looking for me
Well, not exactly in those words .....
But I knew you were.
So I thought I should tell you that you'd found me ...
just so you would know.
And I did.
Soon, the blank page was full of words
ordinary words we used
to create beautiful, out-of-the-ordinary pictures.
Representations of our hearts and souls.
You were such a fine and sensitive artist.
And I thought I should tell you that too.
And I did.
Finally, we filled the empty page
with tender love notes
and a gazillion hugs and kisses.
Very soon I knew the time had come
to tell you that I had definitely begun
to pay attention to detail.
There was one little detail I'd been holding back
for quite a while.
And now I knew it was time to tell you
I love you.
And I did.
