Because You Saved Me –
So many think that it was I who saved you ,
if only they knew
That the day I first saw you things had completely changed for me
From your first uneasy smile , I must confess
I had never felt a single emotion as powerful as this
As what made me so unwilling to leave you
I gave you a gift as a reminder of our brief yet wonderful friendship , hoping all would go well in your life
As I worked through my job , pushing forward at a almost crazed pace
When I got the news of a caramel colored hair woman who had been found , all but dead
My heart soon contained so much dread
I walked silently to the place where they told me you were , the whole time fearing the worst . I was right , it was the worst
Action before logic for the first time in my life , I picked you up and carried you away
Taking you to the deepest burning pits of Hades
Though when you woke you did not scream
You did not hate me
Instead you only smiled , you were glad and pleased
Right then and there , you saved me
Life had even more importance , now that you were in it
as I told myself I had indulged for just creating you
But my heart wanted more
I fought myself as I worked up courage to tell you
And I surprised myself – not for the first time – as I turned to you and the words slipped from my mind and to my mouth in only a second . Action before logic , all over again
But it was your reply that sent my silent heart racing and my breathing quicken in happiness and disbelief as you whispered " I love you too , Carlisle "
Like a wild fire , my love for you only grew larger as I said the words that I was so thrilled to say " I do "
Even now , nearly a century later , the feeling of your lips on mine makes me lose the control so many think I have
I may be old , but I am also young
Because you saved me ,
You have my love ,
For all of forever , and even longer ,
Carlisle Cullen
