My wife says I'm not romantic, <br />I don't suppose I am <br />I think I'm just an average bloke <br />Doing the best I can; <br />I think about my lady <br />And not just now and then <br />I tell her that I love her <br />As much as other men. <br /> <br />But this is NOT romantic <br />It's just not good enough! <br />She wants the constant flattery <br />She wants the gooey stuff; <br />Not just every weekend <br />Or even days between <br />She wants the flowers hourly <br />And treating like a queen. <br /> <br />If truth be told, I'm lazy <br />And think it doesn't matter <br />I haven't got the eloquence, <br />The charm, the chat, the patter; <br />I've got to be quite honest, <br />Straightforward and pedantic <br />My wife is right, I'm not <br />And never will be a romantic. <br /> <br />(Written June 2000)<br /><br />John Carter Brown<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/not-romantic/
