"When love arrives"

El amor no es fácil de entender... pero los poemas a veces ayudan.

Si alguno se sintió inspirado y se lo quiere memorizar...

[Sarah & Phil] I knew exactly 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 thought 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 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... ("...") [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"

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