by the time I considered the consequences
in the time it takes to make up your mind
by the way you move your hands
in the blink of an eye
you chose me
by the way she talks to children
in the time between then and now
by the time I knew what hit me
in the blink of an eye
I chose you
by my own admission-
in those quiet moments,
in those first moments,
I was speechless
you chose me