“Discovery” (9/30) – NaPoWriMo 2014

It’s why people go to space.
It’s why people break records.
It’s the thrill scientists seek out.
To see something that nobody has ever seen before.

I understand their wish,
Their desire
For the unknown.
For the unseen.
For the unique.

I’m not a scientist.
I will never go to space.
I will never dive into an ocean trench.
I will never go the furthest.

But I found what they are searching for
Looking up at you
Surprised
When you first told me you loved me
Shock written on your face
At the words that had come out of your mouth
Unforeseen
Unexpected
Unbidden.

I have felt that moment of discovery
That moment of unlocking a treasure
Never before seen by the eyes of man.

I found it in you.
And I was the first
And I am the only one
Who will see
Your face
Your heart
In that moment.

10/04/14
© 2014 Bonnie Calderwood Aspinwall