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Love As It Grows



Sometimes love as it grows and as it ages,
                                    finds itself in complacency.
The  “I Love You’s”  become habitual, delivered by rote

One side or another sometimes interprets
      this less than demonstrative, expression of feeling  
                       as something lost and not something gained.




I can’t make you feel
            what you don’t want to feel
And I can’t make you
                want to spend time with me
But I can make you a sandwich  
                      so at least sit down and eat 

No, I can’t make you love
                           all the things I love
I can’t make you want
                              all the things I want
But I can make the bed
                           so why not stay and rest

Though I no longer seem to make
                     you laugh as I once did
And I can’t make you love me 
               the way it seemed you used to
I can make your house a home
                                                so why not

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/16/2024 7:38:00 PM

I see a dramatic run-up to the stunning denouement: "Shut-up and eat your vegetables!" ~ Shakey Spear-it

Mike Gentile
Date: 6/17/2024 9:49:00 AM

Ok Shakey Spear!! That will be next, Happy Monday!!

Lin Lane

Date: 6/15/2024 6:34:00 AM

When the romance has left a relationship, it doesn't mean love has gone with it. Your lines express a different kind of love, but it should never be called complacency. That would just be too sad. Instead, it becomes emotional on a different level, but nonetheless, it's love.

Mike Gentile
Date: 6/17/2024 9:48:00 AM

Thank you Lin xxoo