THE CALL

THE TELEPHONE RANG LATE ONE NIGHT,

WHILE I WAS IN BED ASLEEP.

THE VOICE WAS SOFT AND MELLOW,

YET, OH SO VERY DEEP.

HE SAID HE WAS SORRY TO WAKE ME,

BUT THAT HE HAD SOMETHING TO SAY

THAT WOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL LATER,

HE WANTED IT SAID TODAY.

I TOLD HIM TO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPEAK,

AND THAT I WOULD LISTEN WELL.

HE THANKED ME FOR MY ATTENTION,

THEN HE BEGAN TO TELL ME,

I RANG TO SAY," I LOVE YOU SO MUCH,

I FOUND THAT I HAVE FOR A LONG TIME.

IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TELL YOU,

AND I AM SORRY I WAITED PAST BEDTIME."

IT SURPRISED ME SO TO HEAR IT,

YET IT MADE ME HAPPY, TOO.

I WAS AFRAID TO ANSWER HIM,

THE THOUGHT WAS SO VERY NEW,

FOR I HAD NOT CONSIDERED HIM

TO BE ANYTHING BUT A FRIEND,

YET, I KNEW THAT HE DID LIKE ME,

BUT NOT THAT HE LOVED ME, AS HE SAID.

I ASKED HIM TO COME OVER

AND TELL ME FACE TO FACE.

HE SAID THAT HE WOULD HURRY,

AND SEE ME AT MY PLACE.

THE DOORBELL RANG VERY SHORTLY

AND I RUSHED TO LET HIM IN,

HE ASKED ME TO PLEASE SIT DOWN

THEN HE DID BEGIN

TO SAY," I CAME TO SAY ' I LOVE YOU',

I HAVE KNOWN IT FOR SO LONG.

I TRIED TO TELL YOU BEFORE,

I EVEN WROTE IT IN A SONG."

HE STOPPED AT THE END OF THE STATEMENT,

AND I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS SO PLEASED

THAT HE THOUGHT SO VERY MUCH OF ME,

AND HE SEEMED TO BE QUITE RELIEVED.

WE BECAME ENGAGED IN A FEW WEEKS,

AND THE WEDDING PLANS WERE MADE.

I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD BE FOREVER TRUE,

AND THAT I WOULD ALWAYS WAIT

TO HEAR HIM SAY," I RANG TO SAY,' I LOVE YOU.'"

MY LIFE WAS THEN SO COMPLETE.

I WAS FILLED WITH SUCH LOVE FOR HIM,

I KNEW OUR LIVES WERE REPLETE

WITH LOVING CARE AND UNDERSTANDING,

WITH COMPASSION AND PASSION SO RARE,

THAT OUR LOVE WOULD BE FOREVER,

AND THIS, WE WOULD ALWAYS SHARE.

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