my only one

my folks were less than excited

when i brought him home

scruffy, aimless, short

but for me

"a diamond in the rough"

i wasn't thinking make-over

but there was sparkle

and

i was dazzled 

how to account for attraction

i still remember where we were

something he said

faith filled

i asked skeptical

"do you really believe that?"

he nodded yes

this speech was foreign

yet i understood

stepping into sunshine

feeling familiar

warm

so

expectation met up with reality

and i almost passed him by

searching for a preconceived notion
of what love looks like
feels like

looking back

so thankful

for a leap of faith

never to regret

...