Those Three Words

The grains of time
Began to slip through
His fingers
Too much time
Spent on useless things
Thinking to himself
Thinking about the
'What if's'
He stared at his wife
Cooking a meal
Thinking about how
Time would steal
Her away from him someday
He started to worry
What if she was gone?
What if...
He hugged her tight
As if he wanted to
Protect her
'What's this?'
She asked
'I love you'
He said.