Awestruck

They stood in the center of the darkened room,
hands touching,
          twining and interlocking.
His cheek brushed against hers,
and his breath gently warmed her neck.
a touch
          behind his ear,
          at his collarbone
a touch like electricity throughout his body
His eyes opened, to view
          her face
wreathed by the light behind her,
casting soft shadows across her beautiful face.
Her eyes, still intriguingly unreadable,
were locked at his face
as he closed and opened his eyes slowly,
as if in a dream.

In a slow, gradual motion,
he went down to his knees.
He did not fall, did not collapse,
but descended, eyes still fixed on her.
Her face moved, emotion flitting over it.
From his knees before her,
he looked up to her eyes
                              and spoke

"This is what I feel like right now."

She had quietly entered his life,
and filled him with an amount of awe
that he had not known was possible.
Utter amazement and reverence
now dictated his every move.

Still kneeling, he softly kissed her hand
before standing and embracing her once more.

"Thank you for being a part of my life."