The Doorway Day

(hmm-mmm) 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. (mmm-mmm-mmm)