Don’t buy me flowers.
They may represent the beauty
Of the life we live together
They will one day die
And I hope our love never will.
Don’t buy me chocolates.
They may taste as sweet as the “I love you”
That you utter each day
They will one day disappear
And I hope you never will.
Don’t take me out to dinner.
It may show that you care
That too is temporary
Soon lost in time
And I hope to never lose you.
If you want to show me your love,
Don’t fool yourself
With the nuances of romance.
For although they bring joy
They are fleeting.
If you want to show me your love
Tell me so.
Embody it.
Day in and day out.
So it may persist through time.
– Lexi Czulewicz
Image credits: Radical Babe Studios
