Dropping Dishes

 

Never say ‘I love you’ again and I promise the same.

After all these centuries, words of love are weary.

Say instead, smiling,

I’m glad you did the dishes.

 

And I will answer,

When you allow yourself to smile,

the wrinkles at the edges of your eyes

make me want to drop dishes

and drag you into bed.

 

We need never say I love you

again.

 

2/15/96

 

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