Let's shock people
when shopping for vacuum cleaners
and speculate obscenely what we should have for attachments.
I don't need roses when I am with you
Let's sit on the couch
when it has been a long day
and I'll knit while you flip channels and stroke my hair
I don't need roses when I am with you
Let's teach the kids to wash the dishes while
they still find it a novelty
and we'll praise them lavishly for their help
I don't need roses when I am with you
Let's make love at night just before sleep
when you light the candles and are still hot from your shower
and we'll sleep deeply until it is time to go to work
I don't need roses when I am with you
© 2005, Noël Lynne Figart