Could it be that romantic love
is just for procreation
like it is for
the birds in the trees
the bees in the flowers
the animals in the wilds
the fish in the waters
the insects on the ground
and in the air
and if that is the purpose
of all the I love yous
what is the point
of it all
why must all of life
keep reproducing
and reproducing
until it all dies out
Bob Boyd