as you profess you do
you would not send red roses to my place of employment.
If you loved me
as you profess you do
you would not buy me a card
versed with the sentiment
of generic prose.
If you loved me
as you profess you do
I would not come home
To a rose petal
T
R
A
I
L
that leads to the bedroom.
If you love me
and you say you do
you would instead
leave seventy-five dollars
in cash
on the kitchen table.
