You and I took a special chance
the first time we met......
we both knew knew enough of love,
and life, to understand that two people
don't fall in love, they grow into it, slowly-
and we'd both been hurt before
by feelings that seemed too easily lost...
but there was something between us
from the beginning, a unique harmony
that made us take that special chance....

You and I took a special chance
the first time we argued...
after feeling hurt and sad,
and both of us trying to apologize
at the same time for disagreeing
over a small matter, we knew
that our relationship was worth more...
than anything that might come between us, and we knew after the first time
that we had together
would see us through the hard times
and make us better appreciate the good,
because we took that special chance....

You and I took a special chance
the first time we said ,"I LOVE YOU"...
for we knew that we would share
stormy as well as sunny times,
laughter and tears, some dreams that
would  come beautifully true,
and others that would fade in our memories- and we knew in our hearts
that our love deserved all the effort
we could make to fulfill our life together...
for we took that that special chance...
and found a very special love.

             Edmund O'Neill