A long time ago
When I first fell in love with you,
I knew right away
You were the one I wanted to marry.
And I knew it could not happen
Soon enough.
I knew that every second we spent apart
Was a precious second we could never get back.
Yet some people told me to wait
And not be in a hurry.
Put marriage off until you finish your education
And have a career.
After all, you cannot live on love, you know.
But I didn’t listen to them.
Something inside of me told me not to wait.
No matter what they said.
And so we married
To never again be apart.
And we were poor, and we struggled,
And we sacrificed, and we worked.
And we prayed.
And we brought two children into this world.
And with them came even more responsibility.
But we adapted, became creative,
Kept our optimism as best we could,
And never gave up.
And life eventually became easier to deal with.
But just when I thought I had everything figured out,
New storm clouds appeared on the horizon
Bringing monsoons of heartache and pain.
And the threats to our sacred marriage were great.
But through it all
Something held our family together
And would not let us break apart.
And that something is love.
And to those who say you cannot live on love,
I say to them they are telling a lie,
For indeed it has been love
That has kept us living
And together all these years.
And it is love
That will keep us as one until the end of our days.
