MY 1890 BURNISHED MAHOGANY KIND OF LOVE
I fell madly in love with you
& didn’t even stop to worry
if you were in love with me.
I often told you I loved you
more than enough for both of us.
But now after more than 65 years
& you still tell me I’m a pest,
& you have to wait for me to die
before you can fall in love with me—
I find that I can’t wait to pass away
& finally have you fall in love with me.
In the next world I will fully appreciate
our burnished mahogany kind of love—
the kind of love that lasts forevermore.