I dreamt last night
While you slept beside me

That you told me
You loved me.

You stood above me
In my narrow bed,

Kissed my cheek
As I quietly drifted away

Into a contented sleep, and you
Mumbled just so slightly

Under your breath,
The way you always do,

Three words.

I knew what you said, but
I reached for your hand, asking,

"What did you say?"
An anxious smile in my voice.

I just wanted to hear you say it
Out loud, again and again

A chorus of us
Reciting bedtime vows

Until morning light brought silence
But it was only in

A dream.