"The Pitfalls of Romantic Love"

"Romantic love - often unrequited and bittersweet -
can confuse the real meaning of caring", you said:
People don't live as two lovers
silhouetted on a beach
walking hand in hand into the sunset -
except on holiday;
Rather, they are at close quarters,
where they can see
each other's pimples,
wrinkles and sags...

"Such people try to grasp a mirage -
rather than the real person"...
How true - for i, too,
fall into this category
of wanting romantic love:
not wanting to believe
that "partners who pursue this fantasy
never seem to find each other"...

"What are the qualities you enjoy in each other?"
you'ld ask, and say "Hold on to those
as a basis of contact for both of you:
the here and now can bring pleasant experiences -
then love takes on known realities,
and liking, caring, and sharing
become part of intimate concerns"...

"Partners in marriage must allow
space between themselves" you'ld say,
"so that their relationship can breathe":
and "caring is letting go -
not holding on..."

Now i know why i love you more
and you are more romantic
when on a relaxing holiday...
and when we walk along the beach
in Phuket or Krabi, Bali or Ferringhi
your hand would want to reach out
and hold mine - more often
than when crossing a busy street,
anywhere else in the city,
after a long day's work is done...
and you seem to smile more,
and i thought the stars shone in your eyes;
and laugh out loud, like you used to;
scold less, and fret less,
love me more, not less -
when on a holiday...

If that be so - then let's pack up
leave all our woes behind - and go for a holday!