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When Love Arrives

By Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye

I knew exactly what love looked like...
In seventh grade
Even though I hadn't met love yet
If love had wandered into my homeroom
I would have recognized him at first glance
Love wore a hemp necklace
I would have recognized her at first glance
Love wore a tight French braid
And knew all my favorite Beatles songs
Love wasn't afraid to ride the bus with me
And I knew
I just must be searching the wrong classroom
Just must be checking the wrong hallways
She was there, I was sure of it
If only I could find him

But when love finally showed up

She had a bowl cut
He wore the same clothes every day for a week

Love hated the bus

Love didn't know anything about the Beatles 

Instead 

Every time I tried to kiss love 

Our teeth got in the way

Love became the reason I lied to my parents

 "I'm going to... "Ben's house"

 Love had terrible rhythm on the dance floor

But made sure we never missed a slow song

Love waited by the phone because she knew if her father picked up 

It would be "Hello?" (*Heavy breathing*) 

"Hello?" (*Heavy breathing*) 

"I guess they hung up"

And love grew

Stretched like a trampoline

Love changed

Love disappeared... slowly

Like baby teeth, losing parts of me I thought I needed

Love vanished like an amateur magician

Everyone could see the trapdoor but me

Like a flat tire

There were other places I had planned on going

But my plans didn't matter

Love stayed away for years

And when love finally reappeared, I barely recognized him

Love smelled different now, had darker eyes 

A broader back

Love came with freckles I didn't recognize 

New birthmarks, a softer voice

Now there were new sleeping patterns

New favorite books

Love had songs that reminded him of someone else

Songs love didn't like to listen to

So did I...

But we found a park bench that fit us perfectly

We found jokes that make us laugh

And now love makes me fresh homemade chocolate chip cookies

But love will probably finish most of them for a midnight snack

Loves looks great in lingerie but still likes to wear her retainer

Love is a terrible driver, but a great navigator

Love knows where she's going 

It just might take her two hours longer than she planned

Love is messier now 

Not as simple

Love uses the word "boobs" in front of my parents 

Love chews too loud

Love leaves the cap off the toothpaste

 Love uses smiley faces in her text messages

And turns out

Love shits!
But love also cries

And love will tell you, "You are beautiful"

And mean it 

Over and over again ("You are beautiful")

When you first wake up- ("You are beautiful")

When you've just been crying- ("You are beautiful")

When you don't wanna hear it- ("You are beautiful")

When you don't believe it- ("You are beautiful")

When nobody else will tell you, ("You are beautiful")

Love still thinks... ("...")You are beautiful

But love is not perfect and will sometimes forget

When you need to hear it most 

You are beautiful

Do not forget this

Love is not who you were expecting

Love is not what you can predict

Maybe love is in New York City already asleep

You are in California, Australia, wide awake

Maybe love is always in the wrong time zone

Maybe love is not ready for you 

Maybe you are not ready for love

Maybe love just isn't the marrying type

Maybe the next time you see love is twenty years after the divorce

Love looks older now, but just as beautiful as you remember

Maybe love is only there for a month

Maybe love is there for every firework, every birthday party, every hospital visit

Maybe love stays

Maybe love can't

Maybe love shouldn't...

Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to
And love leaves exactly when love must
When love arrives say,

"Welcome, make yourself comfortable"

If love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her

Turn off the music, listen to the quiet

Whisper,

"Thank you for stopping by"

PS: Es un poema muy lindo, tratare de poner la traducción en la siguiente entrada. Disfrútenlo!