Love at Thirty

I

True love doesn't exist
At thirty. There is infatuation.
But, it's the infatuation of two strangers
Having already made their mistakes.
Knowing strangers, having scars
They have separate lives.
There can be no true love.

True love does exist
At sixteen. The ripe age
For falling in love.
The adults, jealous of the truth
Scorn it, for college and careers must come first.
The myth that love comes later in life
Is consolation to those who don't truly understand it.

For, there is no love that hasn't
Grown up together.
Hasn't matured together.
Hasn't roots.
It's why all of our modern notions are wrong
And need to be corrected.

II

Yet, love at thirty,
When there is that spark
Of having just met,
And being known an entire lifetime...
Consider, this you knew in your youth.
Be open to true love
But only in this instance.
And if you find it, do not hesitate.
Now you merge your entire life with theirs.