The Virus: Innoculation against Sentimentality
The best fact of romance is that it cures
You of romance. You fall in love with man
Or woman, girl or boy, and that secures
Protection from this illness. That will ban
It from your later years. It’s best in youth,
This vaccination given by despair,
Because in later life you know the truth.
“Don’t fall in love with sun-struck curly hair!”
It shouts. “Stay cool! You’ve suffered that before!
Don’t fixate on that shoulder! Just hold back!
Don’t fall in love again. There’s too much gore
There near the ribs. Don’t let your heart go slack!”
..The first romance will be your last if you
….Get sick enough. Immunity will get you through.
