Finally Ever After

Without a doubt, when I meet him, I'll know.
The love of my life will speak, and his voice will sound familiar- the melody of my favorite song.
Our eyes will connect, and I'll see forever in his soul - visions of swinging on the porch while our grandchildren gather.
His scent will comfort me as much as Mama's Sunday dinners - it'll remind me of home.
But if that's true, the first time we met, I would have known.
How would I not recognize my happily ever after was within reach?
I would have tightened my grip and not let him slip away.
But now that I know it's him, it's the two of us till the end.