Does Love

A poem for Valentine’s Day 2025

It creeps up on you, does love
It brings sunshine and roses, does love
It squeezes you warm and tight, does love
It gives you a lexicon to share, does love
It tells you it's here forever, does love
It promises to hold your hand while you die, does love
It leaves you unexpectedly, does love
It turns into a 15’ boa, does love
It crushes the life out of you, does love
It throws you in the cooler, does love
It screws you up, does love