How To Fall In Love Poem by DavidJack Aribima

how to fall in love

when you want to fall in love
do not do it like you are jumping into a pool,
do not go with both feet at once
do it like a stranger standing before a river,
stretch your legs forward,
one at a time
let your toes search the depth of his ocean
let your ears travel
the length and breadth
of his echoes
make his eyes a mirror in your face
see through his lenses
and keep whispering,
counting each word
at the cliff of your tongue:

deinma
deinma
ebi

gentle
gentle
careful

only to yourself
only in your language