If it had
Been up to
Me I’d never
Had picked you
Not because you’re
Not good enough
But because I’m
Not good enough
But oh when
I saw you
You’re all that
I ever saw
Not just with
My eyes but
With my heart
That’s why I
Want to ask
You this question
Please marry me
There are many
Ones the one
Over there the
One last night
That one and
This one but
The one your
One the One
And only One
It’s that One
Upon which you
Compare all of
The other ones
If the one
That you’re with
Can’t shoulder such
Scrutiny from you
Then that one
Isn’t the One
But one more
One in a
Sea of ones
My dear boy
And off you
Went with your
Knight in shining
Armor the one
That I promised
You that you’d
Find if patient
And return to
Me you did
Telling me tales
Of adventures quests
And moonlit linens
As my old
Heart sang at
Last for at
Last you found
Your very own
Like a favorite
Song which conjures
The memories of
Past intimate times
When I took
Your hand and
Lifted you from
The chair and
Like a rainbow
Appeared from nowhere
For nothing more
Than to brighten
Your cloudy skies
I pulled you
Close to me
Moving there in
The middle of
Everyone else like
Two heavenly orbs
In the heavens
Dancing the slow
Dance of creation
I remember you
There then now
My dear Mr. B
You asked how
I love you
Maybe it’s better
For you to
Know how I
Don’t
I don’t love
You like a
Brother or a
Child I don’t
Love you like
A secret or
Like a shout
I love you
Like the summer
Loves the spring
Taking the time
To blossom the
Same flowers upon
Which I’m known
This is how
I love you
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 