It wasn't what I was expecting.
It wasn't a swift fall or plunge into an abyss.
Nor was it a quick tumble into bliss.
It was a slow slide into
Heaven on earth.

We didn't fall in love.
No, it was more we slowly slid our hands
Into an interlocking form
And realized when they perfectly fit--
Your hand big and strong, mine just a bit smaller--
That all this time
We had been sliding into love.