I know... (As Do You)

It's a simple thought really.
Nothing earth shattering...
or mind boggling.
I know.
That's all... I just know.

It was there the first moment
I saw you.
It was there in our first words
to each other.
And it was there
when I looked into your eyes
and saw the smile you willingly gave me
that first day.

I knew for a long time
before I shared that fact with you.
You weren't surprised...
you knew it, too.

Two people,
independent of the other...
going about their lives,
doing all the things
each of us has to do...
interwoven to the other.

Completely... willingly...
happily...
with a certain pride and joy,
for what we've found
and know for the other.

I don't need reminders or notes.
There's no need for either of us
to bring the other coffee
in the morning.
Flowers are always nice...
but not absolute.
Truffles are rich and smooth...
but they aren't the means to an end.
Sharing a glass of wine
at the finest restaurants...
or just being cozy on the couch
by the fire.

Soft touches
when passing by...
easy smiles from across a busy room,
or phone calls just to say "hi."

Making love for hours
because of the need to be near each other.
I know all the soft turns
of your body...
as you know the weak points in mine.
The sighs...
the laughter...
the soft tears of happiness
that sometimes appear in our eyes.
The moans of contentment...
and the wrapping of arms around the other
as we drift off to sleep.

I don't have to know where you're at
or what you're doing
every minute or hour of the day,
because of the trust
that's here inside.

Yes,
we give to each other
all these things willingly,
without a second thought;
and I wouldn't trade any
of these moments
for all the riches in the world.
For I am rich.
I am rich because of each and all these things
we do and give.

You see...
it's all these things
and more...
that lets each of us know.
And we will know it,
for the rest of our lives.

I know... (as do you)
it's just simply...
love.