A Love Poem (poem)

By Luke Labern

I thought I’d write a love poem
But that medium is full to the brim —
So I’ll tell you one secret I’ve learnt
In the hope it helps you too:

If a person
        Or a relationship
Requires effort —
        It’s a job,
                      not a pleasure.

Make of that what you will.

Just ask yourself one thing:
Who said that love had to be
Difficult?
                It’s certainly not part of my
Definition.

I let the difficult things in life
Test my patience. But my lover
Is just that:
                  the subject of
My adoration —
                            Not something
To be worked at.

Love isn’t a job. It is a
                                      pleasure.