The Last Time I Said, "I Love You"

I said, "I love you."
Not once,
Not twice,
But several many times.
I did not say it to you when we first met.
I had not said it to you as our eyes first made eye contact.
I didn't say it the moment I fell in love.
The words were still unspoken. . .
Until you stole the words from my heart.
Shocked, yet wonderfully surprised,
I, in return, said, "I love you."
As time passed,
My feelings grew,
My love for you did too.
I loved you once, only once though,
Because once I began to love you,
I could never stop.
But once was all I had.
If I could, I'd love you again, just one more time.
Maybe then, you could say, "I love you too."
I think back to the last moment I heard you say those words.
And I remember hearing myself for the last time,
Say, "I love you," in which you had replied to.
It was a normal day, nothing new.
You were headed for home.
I was waiting for you.
Both of us on the phone.
Our last conversation.
Oh, how it ended with an "I love you."