Love is not who you
were expecting, love is not who you can predict. Maybe love
is in New York City, already asleep, and 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 is
older now, but just as beautiful as you remembered. 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 him to leave the door
open behind her. Turn off the music, listen to the quiet,
whisper, “Thank you. Thank you for stopping
by.”
-Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye