Rejoice...evermore

I looked in her eyes
And in that moment, I didn't see you
(I no longer saw the past)

I saw her for who she is
And we both smiled
...a bit awkwardly, truth be told

And she asked me,
"What?"
The most complicated-simple question of them all.

And I wanted to say,
"For about five years I thought I loved this girl but in hindsight she was terrible for me and I am over her or
This one time the family dog I hated ran away and I chased after it and carried it into my arms like a husband carries his wife over the threshold or
I sometimes cry for no reason when I listen to certain songs, like half of the songs on Third Eye Blind's new album or
I think you have the most beautiful eyes of all time and I am constantly blown away by how beautiful you are or
Kev and I hangout all the time and we love each other's company but we each really wish that Al was here or
I am not a saint and my brother once asked me if I regretted my decisions and how I thought they would affect you, and I answered, "I regret nothing"...but that was a lie...

But I couldn't,


So I said,
"Nothing"
And gave a lopsided smirk.



And we kissed.
It wasn't like a movie.
There wasn't any music in the background.
There was no spontaneous applause from an audience.
There were no profanations of undying love.

It was just a kiss
And it was enough for us.
And it got us where we needed to be