The UnCorinthian Vow
Love is patient and after
one week
the new unsweetened moon saw
you push rocks down my throat
but Love is kind so i
kindly told you
to go directly to hell but
Love does not envy so you invited me
to join you
but i couldn’t when i remembered that
Love does not boast even though
you did when you followed me
revealing the others you’d
rather have married and
Love and i are not proud of clouded tempers
but like Love
i was not self-seeking so i shrank
forgetting family
losing friends
abandoning
self
i became like
Love, not easily angered and
i unexisted when you were
two three four hours late
dishes broke
bruises marked
days
Love keeps no record of wrongs but
i did and i gave
it to the lawyer to build a case even though
Love does not delight in evil
there was plenty of unconfession
father, forgive him for he
has sinned
while Love rejoices in the truth
the two-sided
reconstructed
slightly skewed
court-approved
truth
if Love always protects
it looks out for number one
but still
Love always trusts
when we didn’t
and even wading out of crazy
Love hopes for
decent child support and
minimal interruption
to the holidays and
Love
perseveres
but you didn’t
and
Love
never fails
but
i do.