when i first met you, it was your laugh
it comes from deep inside of you and spills into the air
i wanted nothing more than to be the cause of such music
i was entranced!


when i met you next, it was your neck
the way it connects with your jaw gently sloping
i wanted nothing more than to kiss you
i was enraptured!

when i began to fall, it was your smile
that day turned night and the way your lips turn up at the corners
i wanted nothing more than to make you smile forever
i was enchanted!

when i fell still further, it was your hands
the fingers and palms that belong in a museum for they are sculptures
i wanted nothing more than to have your hand grace mine
i was enthralled!

when i knew i loved you, it was you
the way you laugh and smile and speak
how you enunciate your words
your neck and jaw and hands and arms
your heart and soul and mind
the aphrodite standing before me always
somehow giving me her time

when i knew i loved you, it was you.