Stuck in the Doorway

September eighteenth, twenty-eighteen

HGAC was where we'd meet

My wheelchair got stuck in the doorway there People walked by,

but you stopped to care You helped me through with a gentle

smile

Not knowing you'd change my life all the while

A simple moment,

nothing grand

Just kindness from a helping hand

The next class came,

I was talking away About DeAngelo Williams and Steelers game days

I said, "Hey, wanna see my Steelers photos too?"

You smiled and said,

"Yeah, I'd love to."

Who knew love could start that way?

With a doorway on a September day Black and gold brought our

worlds together Now you're my favorite forever and ever One helping hand

became my best friend And every day our story began again Some

love stories start with a kiss Mine started with kindness...

and ended with this.

We spent our whole break swapping photos around

Talking football till the bell finally sounded out loud

You said you had season tickets too I laughed and thought,

"No way, do you?" Mom and Dad said,

"Take your time. Don't just like him 'cause the Steelers are his."

So I asked,

"Wanna play Madden someday?" You smiled and softly said,

"Okay."

A couple days later,

in October's air You found me waiting in the cafeteria there You

asked if you could come that night I smiled and said,

"That sounds just right."

Then November came, I had one more place I wanted to share

with a smiling face "Come meet my horse JJ," I said with

a grin, At JJ's college campus call—and you walked right in.

To my surprise, you really came And nothing after that stayed the

same We kept hanging out,

day after day Falling in love in our own quiet way Then

one day I couldn't wait anymore So I asked what I'd been

wondering for sure

"When are you gonna ask me out?" I smiled You laughed for

a little while You looked at me with those loving eyes And

gave the sweetest surprise

You said, "What do you think we've been doing?"

And that's when I knew

my heart belonged with you.

Who knew love could start that way?

With a doorway on a September day From Steelers pictures to Madden

nights To horse visits that felt so right Every memory still shines

like gold A story I'll always love to be told You were

my best friend from the very start Before I even knew...

you already had my heart.

So every September eighteenth I'll remember The doorway that changed my whole

world forever Sometimes

forever doesn't begin with a grand romance— Sometimes...

it begins with one person stopping to help.