4.04.2026

no matter what temporarily expedient combination of allied interests wins the war

I, having loved ever since I was a child a few things, never 
    having wavered 
In these affections; never through shyness in the houses of the 
    rich or in the presence of clergymen having denied these 
    loves; 
Never when worked upon by cynics like chiropractors having 
    grunted or clicked a vertebra to the discredit of these 
    loves; 
Never when anxious to land a job having diminished them by 
    a conniving smile; or when befuddled by drink 
Jeered at them through heartache or lazily fondled the fingers 
    of their alert enemies; declare 
 
That I shall love you always. 
No matter what party is in power; 
No matter what temporarily expedient combination of allied 
    interests wins the war, 
Shall love you always. 
 

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