Oh, I had loved,
Dear and deeply.
The drumming of
His fingertips on
The spinning steering wheel.
The whispered jokes
Tumbling through his
Stumbling lips.
Her eyes painted with
Chalky make-up and
Foggy with alcohol.
His hands as they
Grabbed at my hair
To untangle a necklace.
Her voice as it
Warbled along to the
Rambling song over the radio.

Oh, I had loved.
So dear,
So deeply.

But I had never been
In love.
I had never swam in
That rolling ocean
In which crash,
After crash,
You lift your head
Above the waves to
Meet his eyes again
To find some calm within
The storm.

I had never flown in
That sky so thick with
Milky fog to catch
A glimpse of starlight
Twinkling in the
Dizzying distance
And known I could find
Home in him.

I had never torn through
That dancing jungle,
The hunter, the hunted,
All at once,
To see that I've
Been chasing after
Someone who was
Already mine.

Oh, I had loved dear and deeply,
But I had never been so in love,
Until I met you.