Romance
Two roses, redder than the scarlet veins
Of Venus, are arranged together in
Straight lines. Their vase is vertical. Pains
Are banished from them, just as sickly sin
Is exiled from the Holy City. Men
And women loving in such perfect pairs
Stand upright. Nectar waters them and then
The gods protect. Adulterous affairs
Exist in other poetry and books
But not for blossoms red as these. A pink
Perfume emitted from them avoids hooks—
The thorns of normal love—its sprawl and stink.
..Romantic novels sold at Walmart tills
….Do not contain nagging or semen spills.