For the past few days his existence has been on my nerves. The mere sound of his voice is like sliding fingernails down a chalk board to my inner being. He does the most stupid things, like slamming doors, or leaving the doors open with the AC on. He sweeps constantly complaining the entire time how nobody does anything but him, and he can’t believe how nasty the floor gets. Sure, he can believe it, the floors he grew up on would leave your feet jet black within seconds. He exaggerates everything. He walks around constantly singing from that 70’s radio station that plays endlessly in his head. He is loud, obnoxious, and annoying. His presence consumes the entire house. I have shut myself up in my room like I do from time to time, when we are getting on each others nerves. Of course he keeps finding reasons to enter, if it’s to get a pair of socks, bring in one of the dogs, or get his medicine. I have not had a coke in three days. My daughter bought me one this morning and I hoarded it and a glass of ice with me to my room. He is a master guzzler and would have had it consumed within ten minutes, while I can make it last all day. I poured the refreshing drink over the ice cubes, then crawled back in my comfy spot on my bed, and soaked in the peacefulness, quenching my thirst and my craving.

My coziness was interrupted way too soon. He had literally followed me because he just HAD to have some of my Coke. He stated that he just wanted a little sip; and as he lifted the glass to his lips, our eyes met for a brief second; and the world stopped. In the midst of everything irritating and insane, for within that second, everything slipped away. I felt it, all the irritation and annoyance turn to a deep love and knowing. He still does that to me, after all the years. He sat the coke down, never looking away, he told me he loved me and I could see it’s truth in his sincere, deep blue eyes. As I spoke the words “I Love You Too”, I knew that they were true, and they always would be true. I guess the moments like those are what holds it in place, and make’s it all worth it. In the eyes of true love there are a thousand storms. Many threaten to take the very life out of you but when you think you have lost it all, you turn and see your strength standing by your side, where he will always be. I am lucky enough to have found this love before I knew how the real world works. Our innocence sealed a bond long ago and it refuses to break, not even by our own doing. This love, is not only a love of a lifetime, it’s eternal, and will stand the tests of time. For in those eyes, I see all I need, for the truth never lies in his eyes……