I didn't keep you 

to say goodbye

I held you near

and waited to see

where our love would go

and if it would grow

until I could say to you

You are the One

I choose You

Only

Always

Above all

For until I can say these things

honestly

truly

unreservedly

wholeheartedly

I cannot say

I will

I do

These are sacred and solemn vows

Taken before the King

and Creator of the Universe

I dare not make them lightly

frivolously

dishonestly

or in bad faith

to Him, or to you

Honor

Integrity

Faithfulness

Truth

These are as important as Love

For without them

Love is just a feeling

subject to change

without them, words are meaningless

promises are empty

trust is vain

You once called me

The Perfect Knight

and so I am: a knight

though not so perfect

The difference between 

a knight and a warrior

is service and sacrifice

The warrior serves himself

takes what he wants

by force

The knight serves another

a higher purpose

an unbreakable code

a King

The knight sacrifices

his own will and desires

for the good of others

for the sake of justice

for the sake of mercy

for the sake of truth

to do what is right--

not what is expedient

The true knight would rather lose everything

give up what he loves and desires most

than intentionally and knowingly do wrong

injuring another--especially a lady

for his own pleasure and gain

And even knights get lost, sometimes

wandering the wilderness

in grief and madness

until the holy man...or holy woman

the messenger of God

comes to them and heals them

and helps them find their way