Love Poem: Our Romance Begins
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Written by: Jake Aller

Our Romance Begins

When I met the girl of my dreams
On a bus in South Korea 
I was speechless.  

I did not know what to do. 

 Over the course of the evening 
I ran into her several times. 
Finally, I was introduced to her.

 I muttered some lame excuse 
About wanting to find a Korean tutor, 
and got her number. 

The next day she came to the gate of my base.
Where I was teaching ESL to Koreans
 
She said that she had to speak with me.
I told to wait in the library for about an hour, 

and I would cancel class 
and meet her then. 

We went out for coffee.  
She told me that she was madly 
in love with me 

And simply had to have me.  

I told her I felt the same way.
I proposed five days later, 
And got married one month later.

Does she believe this story?  
She claims she does not believe it
Because it is impossible to be true. 

But I know that there are other worlds 
And other times. 

In a past life we must have been together somehow. 
And our love was so strong 
That it crossed over the barrier of past lives.

She found me in 1974, 
But it took until 1982 
For us to actually meet