What Real Love Means to Me

Real love is more
than beautiful flowers
and sweet words,
more than candlelight dinners
or romantic walks in the park.

Real love is understanding
through the difficult times,
caring past the disagreements.
It's laughing together
to keep from crying
when things couldn't seem
to go more wrong.

Real love shows compassion
and compromise...
and forgives and forgives
and forgives.

Real love is everything
we share together.
Because to me, real love is,
and always will be, you.

(Birthday card 2005)

Can't wait til you get home sweety...