advice from a fellow sufferer

exquisite bodies
pine
tease
flirt
exalt each other with
sensitive
sexy homilies
distress in designer clothes
writhe
entwine
in marathon sessions of lovemaking

without showing a rash
pimple
birth or stretchmarks

suffer beautifully
in hyperbolic situations
that life thrusts on them

escape
the wrath of nature
neighbors
society and kin

then unite in a big
lie to ensure
that the watermark
for the ideal
is there to haunt
our everyday
performance in romance
and relationships

so use your head
when you pick that card
buy that rose
say that sweet nothing

for some guy
better than you
has done it all
and better
in some movie or show
that she has seen