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Poetry: Be my Valentine

by Evelyn G Ward

A Typically Late Valentine for My Lovely Husband

Write me a love letter
sing me a soppy song
under my window
all night long.

Dance naked in my garden
a rose between your teeth
over broken glass
with tacks underneath.

Make me coffee
any hour of the night or day
help me with the housework
listen to what I say.

Take me to chick-flicks
instead of action-adventures
promise me undying lust
when I finally need dentures.

If all these things
you'll do just for me
your faithful lover I will be
even when we're ninety-three.

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