Upkeep

Written February 2010
By: John Alejandro

Pick your beau
Like a summer fruit
One filled with delight
Ripe with a refreshing take on life
Leave ones with cynicism, hate, and spite to rot and die
Don’t settle for less

Feed him like a sunflower
Prepare spirit and intellect mix with love and bake in affection
Let him taste the purity of your kisses
And whisper sweet happiness five times a day

Love him as if he was a canary
Be the foundation to plant his feet on
Sunshine to bask in
And room to breathe
Then he will always fly back

Paint your man
Not like a Dali, disillusioned and twisted
But like an Alejandro, elegant, powerful, and elite
His status will be forever linked with yours

Write to him like a wounded soldier
Use verbs of passion and words privy to you and him
Take time for cursive, a font suited for someone special
Then he will appreciate the subtle elegances you’ve chosen

He will read your compassion, absorb your influence,
rest on your base, and savor your happiness