The First Time

The first time he said 'I love you, ' Did he know what these words did? They sent me down a path of fear, I sought darkness, where I safely hid The first time he said 'I love you, ' A portal opened, and I looked in, Dare I enter uncharted waters... On the edge, I stood lingering The first time he said 'I love you, ' My first urge was to take flight, But gently he led me by the hand Up starlit stairs into the light The first time he said 'I love you, ' I found myself in a wondrous place, A golden door had opened for me.... There, love and I stood face to face The first time he said 'I love you, ' Doubt almost tore my world apart, Those words, part of heaven's hymnal.... 'I love you'.... now etched on my heart