How He Came Into My Life

Maybe about a year ago he started to smile at me that way a man looks happy in mind, soul and body. He'd crack jokes with me call me by the name Lisa admitting he had no idea who this Lisa was at all! I didn't know what to think keeping my distance a bit though curious all the same could he be interested? I gave him a Christmas present nothing expensive mind you just a little something to remind him of the Lord and me. We'd met at church, after all, so I thought a religious gift was just the right kind of gift to be shared between us. He asked me for my number even before he opened it, I hadn't known what I'd say... but I just had to give it to him. He called me a few days later asked me out to the movies we went out to lunch beforehand we had a wonderful time! Then we got to talking, and we had so much in common it was funny, amazing really our lives were like mirrors. We spent hours on the phone filling in all those years when we'd not yet met; it was like knowing one another forever. We'd spend time together enjoying the puppy growing up like she was our daughter; we called ourselves ma and pa. One Friday I knocked on his door but he didn't answer at all! No one, nothing stirred inside; he was already resting. I called and called until I was told he'd died in his sleep peacefully; I'm glad he went painlessly; I'd choose to go the same way. I miss him so much, but I know he's in a better place; I look forward to spending eternity playing with our puppy there.... SKB To: Glenn