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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