Three Words Over The Phone

Your voice reaches my ear,
So easy and true,
I have to close my eyes to keep the salty water from falling,
My heart lurches to my throat as you say those three wonderful words,
It's all to good to be true!

How can this be me,
Talking to a fun one like you?

Where did this feeling come from that you bring from me,
It warms me,
Sending me on a happy trail,
Oh so very different than the one I have been traveling.

My cheeks are now wet,
My sobs are silent as I try to imagine your face,
So soft and understanding,
So full of that feeling I know you feel,
I can't understand how it got there,
I am nothing but such a plain Jane.

There isn't a single thing to me that is great,
I'm terribly overage,
My eyes are blue,
As are so many other eyes,
My smile is cute,
As are so many other smiles.

So how do you want me to understand this?
My heart is on a spiraling trail.
I try to keep my thoughts on what you are saying,
How you are saying it,
But it simply makes me silently cry harder.

I miss your face,
I want your touch,
I want nothing than a great big hug,
Shield me from the world for a moment,
Keep me safe.

Your sudden words drag me back to the phone,
I clutch my phone tightly as I listen to you say those three amazing words again,
I want to badly to say them,
But I can't!

The memories of past people flash in my eyes,
Causing me to bite my lip in a forceful way to stop the tears again,
I hurt,
Mentally, Physically, and Emotionally.

But this hurt seems to be erased when my eyes meet yours,
How I don't know,
I never thought I would ever say these words to anyone other than family,
But I think I mean it,
I really want to tell you,
I love you too.