High school crush

I met my former high school crush

Paul

At a bar

And he asked

“Have you ever fallen in love?”

And I said

No

It’ll happen when you least expect it 

They said

It’ll happen when you least expect it

You opened the door for me 

As soon as I arrived

In front of the old customs building

As though you had been waiting

I was surprised when I saw you

I expected the other boyfriend

You led me to the ground floor kitchen

And we chatted with Olga

The Polish actress

And her husband gave me a 

Grilled cheese sandwich

With tomato

They told me about the 

Dildo carving workshop

They were organising

At the Christmas market

Then you showed me to your apartment

Up the stairs

And made me some fresh ginger tea 

With agave syrup

We sat on the couch

And talked for two hours straight

As though we were meant to be there

I felt so strongly as though the seas 

Were parting between us

Drawn together like magnets

I know you felt it too

When you were standing there alone

Leaning against the bar

With your arms outstretched

As I was sound-checking