when you arrive

when you arrive
you will know it
by how
blue the sky is,
how better
food tastes
in your mouth.
how cold
and quenching
the drink is on
your lips.
when you have
arrived, there will
be music playing,
there will
be someone to open
doors, to shine
your shoes,
someone to
whisper into your
ear, how much
you are adored.
the women will be
beautiful beside
you. your friends will
be new and informed
on how to keep
you happy.
when you arrive, you
will leave
those behind that
are unnecessary.
those with the problems
you no longer have.
you will stand
on a balcony and wave
with two arms
at the applauding
crowd.
when you arrive,
you will know it,
and so will a world
the sets upon your
head a golden crown.