.
We've been there, so we understand
when love-slain pairs
pledge endless, fearless love to which
nothing compares.
And all that brave, romantic
exaggeration
that smacks of the lovers' paranoid
delusion.
Theirs is not a nice lie, only
a misstatement.
They just can't help but gush with
much overstatement.
But they're sincere in their starry-eyed
intention,
while swept away by cloyingly sweet
emotion.
So when we hear them promise
to love each other
beyond eternity, till hell freezes
over,
let's allow them some leeway for such
hyperbole.
Their words, like ours, are touching,
but really silly!
.
You've been there so you understand
when love-slain pairs
pledge endless, fearless love to which
nothing compares,
and all that brave, romantic
exaggeration
that smacks of the lovers' paranoid
delusion.
Theirs is not a nice lie, only
a misstatement;
they just can't help but gush with
much overstatement,
but they're sincere in their excessive
intention
while swept away by cloyingly sweet
emotion.
So, when you hear them promise
to love each other
beyond eternity, till hell
freezes over,
just allow some leeway for such
hyperbole;
their words, like yours, are touching, but
really silly !
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