watching a diamond commercial
probably know the one
man and woman standing together
soooo in love
man says It’s our anniversary
woman smiles
man starts screaming “I LOVE THIS WOMAN”
pigeons scatter all around
pulls out a Huge diamond ring
woman whispers I love this man
yuck
yuck
yuck
am I tainted am I the only one
who sees
that this is bullshit
that giving a Huge rock
one that probably would take decades to pay off
is
NOT love
what love is
is
years and years
of standing by each other
of holding each other above all others
of washing socks
and straighten crooked ties
a partnership of trust and admiration
of rubbing feet on cold nights
of knowing
that you are all
the entire universe
you and only you in the heart of the one person
you love
am
I
the only one
who could care less about an old lump of coal
am I
an anniversary is the celebration of the sharing of two lives
a celebraton of
the gift of love
it is so much more than a rock
so much more than screaming I love you
it is
the pure, undoubted, untainted sureness
of the bond
that ties
the look in the eyes
that says
you babe
you and only you
forever
the rest of the world pales, fades away
means nothing
thank you for putting up with my bullshit
for being more than I ever hoped
for never leaving our bed
for never causing me doubt
now
there’s a commercial
let the diamonds stay buried
alls
I want is the love
that’s it
just the love
ok
well maybe the pigeons were a nice touch
but
I’ll be happy
with the love