why not to neglect your lover

I ate a can of soup.  You can vastly improve a can of soup, if your stomach is up to it, by adding fresh hot peppers cut up in tiny pieces.  But that's another story.


You should never pass up the opportunity
to write your lover a poem
or tell her that you think of her
remind her that you wrote her a song
or dedicated something special to her
or that she provides you relief, release
or whatever she provides
if you're lucky enough a reason to live
and if your even more lucky a reason to love
nothing lasts forever
so you should capture your gratitude
your passion, your fondness,
and if things last forever
what is better to save
than what you would say to your lover
what you would say about her
what she does for you
what you hope you do in return
what you wish you did
why you are a better person
and if you are not because of your lover
a better person than you were
then perhaps you shouldn't have one
because if you cannot write poetry to her
tell what is special, what is grand
what is greater than life,
what is greater than death
about what you share
and what you want to share
than you don't have a lover
and so you not neglect your lover
lest you find that you don't have one
lest your love suffers from neglect
which would make you less
even as your actions prove it
so take a moment
in your busy day
to reach out and do something
anything, anything special
and remember that life
is made of special gifts
and exquisite punishments
and love is something of both
and a lover is someone
who shares those with you
lessening the burden
and helping you
to embrace the pleasure
and allowing you togther
to understand it all
as something greater
than what either of you
would have apart