So
I was racking my brain as to how to commemorate V-Day now that I've finally
found love. So I decided to do a 360° look of the phenomena that has had
us falling head over heels… turning our knees to jelly… making us feel all warm
and fuzzy inside… driving us to ripping out our hair…crying buckets while
watching 500 Days of Summer… and turning hostile towards the male/female
species.
What
better way to begin than with one of the most realistic Love Poems I've read
till date. When Love Arrives by Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye. Its free verse and oh-so-easy
to read, so don’t tell me that you don’t understand poetry.
[Sarah
& Phil]
I
knew exact what love looked like...
In
seventh grade
[Sarah]
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
[Phil]
I
would have recognized her at first glance
Love
wore a tight french braid
[Sarah]
Love
played acoustic guitar
And
knew all my favorite Beatles' songs
[Phil]
Love
wasn't afraid to ride the bus with me
[Sarah
& Phil]
And
I knew
[Sarah]
I
just must be searching the wrong classroom
[Phil]
Just
must be checking the wrong hallways
She
was there, I was sure of it
[Sarah]
If
only I could find him
[Sarah
& Phil]
But
when love finally showed up
[Phil]
She
had a bowl cut
[Sarah]
He
wore the same clothes every day for a week
[Phil]
Love
hated the bus
[Sarah]
Love
didn't know anything about the Beatles
[Sarah
& Phil]
Instead
[Phil]
Every
time I tried to kiss love
[Sarah
& Phil]
Our
teeth got in the way
[Sarah]
Love
became the reason I lied to my parents
[Phil]
"I'm
going to... Ben's house"
[Sarah]
Love
had terrible rhythm on the dance floor
But
made sure we never missed a slow song
[Phil]
Love
waited by the phone because she knew if her father picked up it would be
[Sarah
(Phil)]
"Hello
?" (*Heavy breathing*)
"Hello
?" (*Heavy breathing*)
"I
guess they hung up"
[Phil]
And
love grew
[Sarah]
Stretched
like a trampoline
[Phil]
Love
changed
[Sarah]
Love
disappeared... slowly
Like
baby teeth, losing parts of me I though I needed
[Phil]
Love
vanished like an amateur magician
Everyone
could see the trapdoor but me
[Sarah]
Like
a flat tire
There
were other places I had planned on going
[Sarah
& Phil]
But
my plans didn't matter
[Sarah]
Love
stayed away for years
And
when love finally reappeared, I barely recognized him
[Phil]
Love
smelled different now, had darker eyes
[Sarah]
A
broader back
Love
came with freckles I didn't recognize
[Phil]
New
birthmarks, a softer voice
[Sarah]
Now
there were new sleeping patterns
[Phil]
New
favorite books
[Sarah]
Love
had songs that reminded him of someone else
[Phil]
Songs
love didn't like to listen to
[Sarah
& Phil]
So
did I...
[Phil]
But
we found a park bench that fit us perfectly
[Sarah]
We
found jokes that make us laugh
[Phil]
And
now love makes me fresh homemade chocolate chip cookies
[Sarah]
But
love will probably finish most of them for a midnight snack
[Phil]
Loves
looks great in lingerie but still likes to wear her retainer
[Sarah]
Love
is a terrible driver, but a great navigator
[Phil]
Love
knows where she's going
It
just might take her two hours longer than she planned
[Sarah]
Love
is messier now
[Phil]
Not
as simple
[Sarah]
Love
uses the word "boobs" in front of my parents
[Phil]
Love
chews two loud
[Sarah]
Love
leaves the cap off the toothpaste
[Phil]
Love
uses smiley faces in her text messages
[Sarah]
And
turns out
[Sarah
& Phil]
Love
shits !
[Sarah]
But
love also cries
And
love will tell you, "You are beautiful"
[Phil]
And
mean it
[Sarah
(Phil)]
Over
and over again ("You are beautiful")
When
you just 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... ("...")
[Sarah]
You
are beautiful
[Phil]
But
love is not perfect and will sometimes forget
[Sarah]
When
you need to hear it most
[Sarah
& Phil]
You
are beautiful
[Sarah]
Do
not forget this
[Phil]
Love
is not who you were expecting
Love
is not what you can predict
[Sarah]
Maybe
love is in New York City already asleep
You
are in California, Australia, wide awake
Maybe
love is always in the wrong timezone
[Phil]
Maybe
love is not ready for you
Maybe
you are not ready for love
[Sarah]
Maybe
love just isn't the marrying type
[Phil]
Maybe
the next time you see love is twenty years after the divorce
Love
looks older now, but just as beautiful as you remember
[Sarah]
Maybe
love is only there for a month
[Phil]
Maybe
love is there for every firework, every birthday party, every hospital visit
[Sarah]
Maybe
love stays
[Phil]
Maybe
love can't
[Sarah
& Phil]
Maybe
love shouldn't...
[Phil]
Love
arrives exactly when love is supposed to
And
love leaves exactly when love must
[Sarah]
When
love arrives say,
[Sarah
& Phil]
"Welcome,
make yourself comfortable"
[Phil]
If
love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her
[Sarah]
Turn
off the music, listen to the quiet
[Phil]
Whisper,
[Sarah
& Phil]
"Thank
you for stopping by"
P.S: For
those of you who are just pure lazy to read it, or want the added feel of
spoken word poetry, here’s the link to the video. It’s amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdJ6aUB2K4g
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