You've got to know love... <br />To exit and escape, <br />The introduction of heartache. <br />Love isn't fake! <br />Or a slice of frosted cake baked. <br />Ready for an opinion, <br />To please a discriminating taste. <br /> <br />Love takes forgiveness animated. <br />Shown... <br />And not debated. <br />Unrated to amazed. <br />And when it is delicious... <br />Love can get vicious! <br />To leave a once fit mind, <br />Helplessly defined as whipped and crazy. <br /> <br />You've got to know love... <br />To exit and escape, <br />The introduction of heartache. <br />Love isn't fake! <br />Or a slice of frosted cake baked. <br />Ready for an opinion, <br />To please a discriminating taste. <br /> <br />These are not those days, <br />To leave precious crumbs... <br />Laid around on assorted plates. <br /> <br />You've got to know love, <br />With a patience unlike none other. <br />If you want it shared... <br />To keep you fed, <br />With it!<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/you-ve-got-to-know-love/
