By Misti
Date: 2002 Mar 09
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Pledge

in letters he would detail how life would be
in the golden dawn future
of him+her=bliSSed out LoVe foreVer
and eVer (aMeN)
he spelled it all out with a neat flourish
We Will Be Together and Everything Will Be
Divine
he made love to her with ink and paper
sing songing her beauty
             her wit
             her talent
             her charm
lamenting how empty his arms were without her
how full they would be upon meeting
at last
and the past would melt away
like a Dreamsicle
fickle fate would settle down
with a cowbell
and a pasture of greenest green
as far as the eye could see

then the meeting of flesh
the greeting of real
and everything is still rosy hued
and delicate
but then all of a sudden
harsh
cold
difficult
horrific
love hit a speed bump
lust took its mask off
amazing grazing
became monotony dazing
love dove
down
bumped its crown
the gossamer gown replaced
with a Goodwill rag

first a pledge
then a dredging up
of deep dark blues
monogamy chooses you
and you say
huh?
then YES
then NO
then Well...I'll Give it a Go
considering the doubt
and lonesome popcorn
of the alternative.