(Written by me, for my husband, Ellwood M. Hays III.) 

It started with a date,

a date that never ended.

This was new for both of us,

broken hearts forever mended.

That first night you said,

we would marry someday.

You didn't even know yet,

if I would allow you to stay.

We talked and laughed,

best friends from the start.

It didn't take very long,

for you to steal my heart.

We got past the hurt,

and the pain of the past.

We had a dream,

and we were free at last.

And then I said yes,

and we became a family.

And life was good,

as good as life can be.

We worked hard and played hard,

and then the darkness came.

Life as we knew it,

would never be the same.

I read and I studied,

the answers I sought.

I thought we could beat this,

with a battle well fought.

I felt your pain,

and I cried your tears.

I felt your sadness,

and I feared your fears.

You told me you loved me,

and then you said good-bye.

Why you had to suffer,

I will never understand why.

When my time comes,

there I hope you will be.

Broken hearts forever mended,

just you ...... and me.