A LOVERS LAMENT

HE
MY BONES VIBRATE WITH LOVE FOR YOU.
SHE
SHE YAWNS.
HE
I OPEN THE DOOR TO MY HEART FOR YOU.
SHE
LEAVE IT AJAR.
HE
I BREATHE WITH THE FIRE OF LIFE FOR YOU!
SHE
YOU’RE A PEST!
HE
MY ARMS ACHE TO HOLD YOU ALL DAY AND NIGHT.
SHE
SUFFOCATION!
HE
MY TONGUE NEVER STOPS SPEAKING OF HOW PRAISEWORTHY YOU ARE.
SHE
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
HE
I DREAM OF YOU EVERY NIGHT AND SEARCH FOR YOU IN MY SOMNAMBULISTIC STROLLS.
SHE
I’M NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
HE
I WILL SHIELD YOU FROM DEATH’S BLACK HAND.
SHE
I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
HE
I WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY HINT OF SORROW.
SHE
DON’T CRY FOR ME.
HE
I WILL KEEP YOU WARM IN THE SNOW AND ICE OF WINTER.
SHE
I HAVE A DOWN SLEEPING BAG.
HE
I WILL SCRATCH YOUR BACK ALL NIGHT LONG.
SHE

YOU WILL WEAR OUT MY SKIN!
HE
I WILL MAKE LOVE TO YOU UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME.
SHE
ENOUGH ALREADY!
HE
I WILL SING YOU TO SLEEP AND ARRANGE SWEET DREAMS.
SHE
YOU’RE INVADING MY PRIVACY!
HE
I WILL SURROUND YOU WITH THE MYSTERY OF INCANDESCENT TOUCH.
SHE
GIVES ME THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES!
HE
MY LOVE WILL COMFORT YOU WITH UNCHANGEABLENESS.
SHE
BORING!
HE
I WILL CATCH EVERY FALLING STAR FOR YOU!
SHE
I’ve no room for any more things
HE
DANCE WITH ME TO THE SOUND OF DISTANT TAMBOURINES.
SHE
You’ll wear me out.
HE
I WILL BE YOUR SUN THAT NEVER DIES
SHE
YOU WILL GIVE ME MELANOMA.
HE
IF YOU LEAVE THIS WORLD BEFORE ME I WILL NEVER STOP CRYING
SHE
FAT CHANCE!
HE
WHY CAN’T YOU LOVE ME AS I LOVE YOU?
SHE
NOBODY KNOWS HOW I FEEL.