I saw her across the bar… and I knew.

She was with a friend… and I with a few.

Our connection was instant - like that in a dream.

Despite her quick exit, for food truck ice cream.

Hope was restored, though I couldn’t feel dumber.

When she grabbed my arm to say “don’t you want my number?”

I didn’t take long, I could hardly wait.

A text the next day, to ask for a date.

The very next week. Drinks with view.

Unknown to me. I was sick with the flu.

Both sick as dogs, the fevers they came.

All my fault.. yet she took the blame.

The second date followed, with a slight different feel.

Hot soup and NyQuil, just trying to heal.

But that second date started with a simple embrace.

A hug so unforgettable - my heart will still race.

Fast forward a year, on a sunny Mother’s Day.

I told my mom, "Cam’s the one and she can’t get away."

I loved her then. I love her now. I’ll love her forever.

In this life. And the next. Wherever, whenever.

-Matt K

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