"Don't engage yet to romantic love my dear,"
My Father said with a tear
"Yes, Father"
I replied in despair
'Twas afternoon that I found myself in the office room
Wondering of the decision with a loom
He said he loves me and I love him back
But how could I betray my father's pact?
Jean Piaget says "No" but
Freud and Goleman says "Yes"
With thoughts like a story of a complicated plot
I finally decided with a shot
Forgetting about the promise that I made
I let the feelings sigh with relief
So let the boat of emotions row
Because I was shot with the Cupid's arrow
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