A Second Chance At True Love
He stole my heart in a youth too young to realize
that a future of love was right before my eyes.
He wanted forever, I felt I needed more liberation,
but little did I know he was the reason for my creation.
So I gave back the ring and settled far out west,
searching for myself somewhere; my life’s greatest test.
Months went by and happiness never called my name.
For I was so lonely and my life just not the same.
Without his arms to hold me at night with ease
was the most difficult thing, so I fell to my knees.
“God, what did I do? Did I make the biggest mistake?”
So I prayed and pondered and a great chance I did take.
I flew out east on a weekend hoping he’d still be alone.
It was the hardest thing for my hand to pick up the phone.
Nervous with anxiety was I in that very moment,
was he ready to forgive me and give me atonement?
“Hello, how are you doing? I’m home for awhile.”
He said, “can I see you baby?”, I knew he said it with a smile.
That night I bought a gold ring, for my love I was to confess.
I prayed with all my might hoping my soulmate would say yes.
It was June 23, 2001 when I gave him one single yellow rose,
read a poem written from the heart, marriage I did propose.
He cried and so did I, “YES! I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART.”
His heart gave me a second chance, for now we'd never part.
Over sixteen years of marriage we have lived with devotion,
yes, we've had hardships, but years filled with emotion.
Created a daughter named Ella Rose to only call our own.
I’m so grateful I had the nerve to pick up that phone.
We will renew our vows when we celebrate twenty years,
I know that day will be filled with joy and happy tears.
A fairytale romance we share, and we are so in love-
my second chance was a miracle bestowed from God above.
*True story about how I proposed to my wonderful hubby*
Second Chances Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke
January 19, 2019
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