I Never Said Good Morning

it's early saturday morning

i wake you up and tell you that we have to go help your cousin..(you buy that cuz she always needs your help)

surprisingly you didn't even ask what was wrong this time

we quickly get dressed and head to the car

we get in the car and i'm driving

but instead of heading to your cousin's we head in another direction

stop asking me baby I'm not telling you where we're headed you'll see soon enough

we're on our way to the airport you scream

you're suddenly confused, asking me why we are here

i tell you that I'm taking you on a short trip

cover your eyes so you can't see our destination i want it to be a surprise.

you bombard me with questions.

how long are we staying?

what about clothes?

do i need a jacket?

i just look out the window

i park the car and walk you into the airport

we are in flight and the damn pilot announces how long it's going to take to get to Tobago

u get excited and squeeze my hand

i smile back at you

we arrive in Tobago and a white bentley picks us up and takes us to a white villa

as we walk through the lavishly decorated home you say i love you baby

your surprises are the best

we go to the kitchen and i give you something to drink and then undress you

stay right there I say

in the bedroom i open a suitcase that i had shipped prior to our arrival with our clothes

turn your back to me baby, i say as i walk towards you

i tie a colorful sorong around your waist that highlights the beauty of your skin and another around myself

i guide you to the back yard that is surrounded by lush landscaping

i take your hand and walk you through the trees to a clearing near a stream and small waterfall

i turn you to face me and tell you how much you mean to me.

i tell you how glad i am that i found you.

i tell you how you have enhanced my life

i tell you that my life before you was only preparation for you

and then get down on one knee and say

since life has now pepared me for you

there's no way that i want to grow old without you

will you marry me?

when you stop crying and say yes

our families run out of the trees cheering and smiling

they hug you and pull you away from me kissing you and laughing

i walk through the crowd of our families searching for your hand

i find it and pull you close to me

your head rest on my chest only hearing my heart beat

it's saying to you...i only beat for you

after the celebration and our families return to their hotels

we venture back to the waterfall in the warm night air only in our sorongs naked underneath

we end the night making love with the mist of the waterfall wetting our bodies until we glisten

the smell of gardenias envelopes us as we begin to fall asleep in each others arms.

i whisper in your ear,

hey baby i never said good morning.