flowing words that are so true
I want you to be happy every day.
I want to find what's really best,
not just "Do what's right" like the rest.
I want you to know how I feel,
I wish I could make it real.
Do you love her oh so much?
Do you long for her tender touch?
Do you want to take her in your life?
Or is it for the child, you make her your wife?
Listen to me, please, I care
I want to save you from the bare
lonely times that lie ahead
if the two of you should wed.
Without love, you'll never make it.
You'll combine your lives and in the end break it.
But if she loves you as I do
and if you think you love her too
Then I'll write another song for you
A song to praise your hearts so true.
But if you can't, or if you won't
Then I suggest that you don't.
Do what's best for you both.
Don't ruin your lives with a noble oath.
A life without love will be lonely and hard.
A sacred marriage will be terribly marred.
I want to write a song for you
flowing words that are so true
I want to find the words to say
I want you to be happy every day.
I wrote this poem for friend who knocked a girl up. They hadn't been dating. They had just gotten together at a party. He was a really good friend and even at my young age, I knew how hard divorce was for the whole family. When he told me that they were getting married, I was horrified. I knew he didn't love her. I was pretty sure she didn't love him.
After I gave my friend this poem, I never heard or spoke with him again. I don't know how their relationship turned out.
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