Falling

You’ll know if she’s the one, his father said.
Every time you see her your heart will leap.

You’ll know if he’s the one, her mother said.
You’ll feel as if your whole life is in the balance.

Both kept on searching, listening to each heartbeat,
both feeling for that point of perfect equilibrium.

When they met, there was simply a sensation of falling,
of reaching out to catch one another, of holding firm.