miles and miles

i love you

they stood there for a while,

his arms tightly around her

and hers clutching to the material

of his shirt.

he was crying, sometimes hard and

sometimes softly, lifting her head

to kiss her every once in a while

and making sure she was real.

her tears had dried,

her heart palpitating with too much joy

for her to do anything but smile.

"I love you," she whispered,

and he reached down and kissed her

lightly again, his hands trembling.

"I love you so much. I can't believe

you're here, I've missed you, sue,

I've never missed anything so bad."

she didn't have to speak,

because every word he said,

was every word she felt.

and finally, she picked up the daisies

and peanut butter and smiled at him,

grabbing his hand as he grabbed her

bags and led her to his truck.

"I love you."

"you said that."

"well, I can stop if you'd like."

"no, no, keep going."

they smiled.

"I love you."