Part II · The South Korea / U.S. Army Era (1997–1999)
It was something I had never before felt—
A sensation of surprise, like
Dealing an ace after four have been dealt.
It was the color of your eyes
Returning my love.
What I’d thought impossible was possible,
Illusions disbelieved, finding
Only love’s fire could find me vulnerable.
I’d never before believed
In an entrance to Eden.
So now, these lessons learned, we walk hand-in-hand,
Moving toward the day when I
Place upon your finger the wedding band:
Gold to seal our love forever,
That even death dare not part.
Composed 1998 · part of the Poems collection · authorship documented on the Provenance page.