I hope you heal. In the meantime, maybe the greatest love poem ever written will help.
*****
To My Valentine, by Ogden Nash
More than a catbird hates a cat,
Or a criminal hates as clue,
Or the Axis hates the United States,
That's how much I love you.
I love you more than a duck can swim,
And more than a grapefruit squirts,
I love you more than gin rummy is a bore,
And more than a toothache hurts.
As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,
Or a juggler hates a shove,
As a hostess detests unexpected guests,
That's how much you I love.
I love you more than a wasp and sting,
And more than the subway jerks,
I love you as much as a beggar needs a crutch,
And more than a hangnail irks.
I swear to you by the stars above,
And below if such there be,
As the high court loathes perjurious oathes,
That's how you're loved by me.
*****
Boru
*****
To My Valentine, by Ogden Nash
More than a catbird hates a cat,
Or a criminal hates as clue,
Or the Axis hates the United States,
That's how much I love you.
I love you more than a duck can swim,
And more than a grapefruit squirts,
I love you more than gin rummy is a bore,
And more than a toothache hurts.
As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,
Or a juggler hates a shove,
As a hostess detests unexpected guests,
That's how much you I love.
I love you more than a wasp and sting,
And more than the subway jerks,
I love you as much as a beggar needs a crutch,
And more than a hangnail irks.
I swear to you by the stars above,
And below if such there be,
As the high court loathes perjurious oathes,
That's how you're loved by me.
*****
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
