The roses he left at my door
I told him were a no.
That time he ambushed with a ring
Still makes me go “woah.”

The chocolate that I used to tame
His tongue a touch more civil
The teddy he once knit for me
And the gifts he tried to whittle

The book I mailed to him one year
Which contained within a promise:
That one day I would it retrieve
In exchange for a hug and kiss

One special day in every year
I push away the crazy
I hug my lover close to me
To tell him he’s amazing.