Don't Be Condescending Poem by Mark Heathcote

Love, don't be condescending
Else this love of ours
Won't be worth defending
Love, don't be sarcastic
Else this love of ours
Won't be worth, comprehending.

Love, don't be defensive
Else we might as well live - alone
Don't close your eyes or suck your thumb,
Love, don't be apprehensive
I promise you-you're the only one!
Don't be too careful, it's boring…

Love, don't be negative all the time
Don't ever worry; you'll never be alone, again
Stay the night, and together we'll say, amen!
Love, don't go hungry or cold
We'll eat greasy burgers with green chillies
And rub our noses together to keep warm.

Love, can you cook & sew & fill a niche
I need a suit that doesn't itch or crease
That clings tight in the night
I need a woman I can love and play fight
Not too condescending
Not too sarcastic
Not too defensive

Not too apprehensive
Not too negative
I need a woman I can love, like you.
I need a woman who'll stay the night
I need a woman who'll stay the night & play fight
I need a woman who'll stay till the morning light amen.