Let's Get Married

"Let's get married," you say over the phone. I freeze, not knowing what to say. It's in this moment I realize how much we've grown. I think of your words all day. "Let's get married," you say over video chat. I smile, but you're just so far. Still, whenever I look at you, my stomach flips like an acrobat. In the darkness of the night sky, you're the brightest star. "Let's get married," I say through my tears. I realize now there's no one else I want to grow old with. I realize I'm at my best with you, and with you I'll spend a billion years. What they say about first loves not working, let's prove it a myth.