All the stuff that's going on these days,
going down,
about LOVE,
that's its name.
You'd think it was a new invention.

You say I watch you too much,
when I look with joy.
It's become an invasion.
That's LOVE these days.

All the stuff these days
that goes down about LOVE.
That's its name.
I remember it!

I love you for myriad reasons.
Of myself. Of yourself.
It's not a disease,
not that kind of growth.
LOVE is a growth hormone.

What's going on these days
in the name of LOVE?
We don't even call it that.
We call it "relationship".
So . . . I want to be
your relative.

©Bruce McNicol 1987