Prepare To Promise This Poem by John Sensele

Promise this, when push comes to shove
You'll be courageous enough to act right
To inflict neither pain nor punishment on the love
We bore, nurtured and grew when the sun shone bright.

Promise this, when someone's silhouette seizes your soul
You'll remember with fondness our shared memory
To inflict neither blame nor shame on the romance goal
We chose, churned and cherished more than our dromedary.

Promise this, when your roving eyes wander
You'll pull yourself together
To inflict neither deletion nor demotion on the wonder
We cared for, shared and dared to grow for each other.

Promise this, when temptations knock on your door
You'll kneel down on both knees and pray
To inflict neither skeletons nor sins on the floor
We swept clean, slept on and leapt on with every romance spray.