my careless contagion

Blue Clear Sky describes how the girl I adore seemingly came out of nowhere, dropping right into my lap. Does the song describe our relationship? No, there aren't a whole lot of love songs out there. Call me a liar, if you want. What most people think are love songs are actually lost-love songs. But I digress already. This is about the surprise of love finding me after giving up.  Yes, that’s us getting ready for an event. Surely it’s not her favorite photo of us, considering her hair is still wet, but I love looking at her, especially in the mirror. There's something about seeing the one you love in front of you in two ways.  My engagement to the girl I love is recent, and the irony is not lost on me. When the song talks about the "little lie called love," I understand. That's what I thought love was. Then it hit me like a lightning bolt out of the blue, clear sky. She is real. What we feel is real. She feels safe and loved — two things I said she could have with...

They say you can judge the real power of a man by the size of the smile of the woman next to him. And I see you beaming as you approach him. It's your wedding day. You're more beautiful than I remember.  I'm so glad (and apprehensive) you invited me to your wedding. To see your man's hands tremble slightly as you walk your floating-on-air way of walking to him, your eyes locked, it's so special and so perfect.  As he says his vows, I hear a little tremble in his voice. There is excitement, but there is also a wall of emotion pushing against his vocal cords; it's rivulets of feeling I hear. I can tell he loves you, but so much bigger than that. He knows he's found a precious thing in you, and he is more than ready to say that word "forever," even though we all know there is no such thing. Standing where I am, I see you blushing. Even your ears have turned red. There is a rushing in you, too, that begs to meet his rushing. When you're al...