I Hope I Never Hear You Use The Word "Obligatory" In Conjunction With My Name Poem by Raj Dronamraju

Heart of marble, force of routine
I hope I never hear of being taken for granted
The gesture of imagination shifts attention to new impractical hordes
They are not tangible and neither are any of the chains that padlock people together

Darling, I don't want to ever be in a situation where there an enforced sense of duty
Bear a rifle over your right shoulder
March in line and don't constantly think about the date your enlistment ends

Every second is the joy of rediscovery
Love doesn't die, it reignites as colorvision Phoenix
Warms the bond, expands the bond of the miraculous attachment of love
The blistering simplicity of the recognition of the one