Rafta Rafta haiku's

Atul
Boy not yet a man
Cannot give my wife the gift
I’m incompetent

Eeshwar
Respect is my right
Dilute worries with strong drink
Will not be beaten

Lopa
Can’t escape my past
Eeshwar is my husband now
Trying to move on

Jai
I’ll never have her
Forced to love her from afar
She wants atul why?

Vina
My husband, my love
Wish I could get through to him
He just won’t listen

Laxman
I’m so proud of her
She’s still my little daughter
Oh I’m so lonely

Lata
he just cares for her
The love between us is lost
Where did things go wrong

Rafta Rafta Haikus...

Atul
I am like a sieve
drained emotionally
and pleasing no - one

Eshwar
The wife always shouts
Atul doesn't talk to me
i'm so confused

Lopa
Poor poor old Eshwar
Poor Atul and poor Vina
House proud mum of 2

Jai
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
ha ha ha ha ha

Vina
What should I do
Im supposed to be his wife
And yet i can't help

Laxman
My grown baby girl
She is not happy at all
they don't understand

Lata
It is her duty
we are both misunderstood
Her fathers no help

Haiku

Atul Dutt

Humiliated
Feels very misunderstood
Loves wife Vina to bits

Eeshwar Dutt

Loves his attention
Afraid of being gay too
Not very clever

Lopa Dutt

An independent
A rocky relationship
Annoyed by husband

Jai Dutt

Good sense of humour
Feels attracted to Vina
Falls towards dad’s side

Vina Patel

Feels immense pressure
Confused about familly
And needs some freedom

Haikus

Atul
Love her more than life
I give her all I live for
But is it enough ???
Eeshwar Dutt
My son a weak man
I control him with my strenght
I have too let go
Lopa Dutt
My husband a pig
Why embarass his own son
Yet I still love him
Jai Dutt
I am in love
Yet she is married to him
My only Brother
Vina Patel
I love my husband
He is a wonderful man
Yet i am still sad
Laxman Patel
My daughter, my pride
The one i love and cherish
But she has left me
Lata Patel
Him, My jealousy
He favours her more than me
Finally, she's gone

Rafta Rafta; Haikus

Atul:
Lost consistently
Forever torment alive
Crying out for love

Eeshwar:
Great velocity
My strength a fine beast within
Troubled to let go

Lopa:
Blissful for Atul
Nothing left for this marriage
Terminate yourself

Jai:
Craving this one jewel
A sweet tune for hereafter
Fly away with me

Vina:
Ring on a finger
Without you my other half
Pointless for today

Laxman:
My one candle light
So far but ever closer
Avert me from hate

Lata:
Giving me nothing
Mother’s love wrongly hidden
Be rid of your shield

Rafta Rafta Haikus

Atul:
Interrogated
Sense of desparation
Struggling to fight through
Eeshwar:
So misunderstood
My son is my enemy
Pining for whisky

Lopa:
Filled with anguish
A traditional husband
The wall between them

Jai:
She claims to love him?
I could satisfy her more
Unfaithful brother

Vina:
Yearning for Atul
His cold indecisiveness
Does he still love me?

Laxman:
My darling daughter
Keep confiding in me
Don't get influenced

Lata:
Where is my darling?
In the heart of my husband?
Come back to mother

my haikus

Atul dutt

O why should I stay?
When my family’s a mess-
Tradition is fake.

Eeshwar dutt

Why do I still bother
When my attempts are pointless-
When no one conceives.

lata dutt

with my useless spouse
and my sons useless marraige
incompatance reigns.
Jai dutt

Sidelined for Atul
And his beautiful bride vina-
I was left stranded.

Laxman Patel

It’s for her own good
I tell myself when doubtful-
Sometimes I am lost.

Lopa dutt

When it all goes wrong
A mothers hand will be there-
There for its dearest.

Vina Patel

Overwhelmed by names,
Forced where I shouldn’t belong-
Tradition takes toll.

Rafta Rafta Haikus

Atul

Six weeks on, no luck

I don’t know what’s wrong with me

All she does is laugh

Vina

Behind those brown eyes

I see a man who’s afraid,

How do I help him?

Eeshwar

Father against son

He may have youth on his side

But I have my snakes

Lopa

Fed up with my life

Dreaming of what could have been

If I chose the other

Laxman

She’s my little girl

She’s gone but not forgotten

Wife is the reverse

Lata

What have I done wrong?

An issue. She turns to him

Why not her mother?

Jai

Lovebirds in a cage

I could set you free, with me

I would have been perfect

Task 15: Rafta rafta Haiku

Atul

Keep himself inside
A soul urging to be free
I need to escape

Eeshwar

Movement makes me strong
Wants the best but can’t show it
Can’t forget the past

Lopa

Fed up with husband
Worry is with her all the time
Heart wants happiness

Jai

Ideal son to dad
Romance isn’t in his luck
Need to make her mine

Vina

Life got confusing
Need love to last forever
Wants a little more

Laxman

Defensive father
Needs his little angel back
Wants to see her smile

Lata

Full of jealously
Can’t keep anything inside
Wants husband’s heart back

Rafta rafta Task 15

Atul
Sensitive inside
Strong with mother sad with dad
Playfulness he lacks

Eeshwar
Rythme is his dance
Mighty fist but weak in head
Has good bu false heart

Lopa
Mind is in the past
Worries about groom and bride
She's sick with husband

Jai
Hopless romantic
Chats up Vina with some pride
Gifts will make them stay

Vina
Confused about men
Will she be a loyal wife
Wants more from her groom

Laxman
Protective father
Wants his little girl back home
Scared of her choices

Lata
Bigmouth with her voice
Thinks she can say anything
Jealous of her child

Need, Want N' Love

I need you like a gold digger needs dime

I need you like certain poems need rhyme

I need you like a clock needs time

To prove to sir that I'm never late

Like a country needs a state

I need you like flowers need the sun

I need you like kids need some fun
I need you like bullets need a gun
To show the weakness of men these days
Like humans need veins
I need you like a washing machine needs dirt
I need you like boys have a need to flirt
I need you like a suit needs a shirt
I NEED YOU

I want you like my brother wants a car
I want you like everyone wants a star
I want you like my sister wants a spa
To waste her money
Like Pooh wants honey
I want you like countries want to be sunny
I want you like all the banks want money
I want you like a kid wants bugs bunny
To have some fun and a laugh
Like tramps need a bath
I want you like a fat kid wants cake
I want you like my mum wants to bake
I want you like kitkat wants a break
I WANT YOU

I love you like cars love wheels
I love you like girls love heels
I love you like we love meals
And stuff our faces with food
Like Harry potter loves to be nude
I love you like boys love toys
I love you like my Pod loves noise
I love you like ‘Posh’ loves poise
To show off her stick figure
Like a man loves his cigar
I love you like a mouse loves cheese
I love you like monkeys love flees
I love you like siblings love to tease

I LOVE YOU

Rafta Rafta Haikus

Atul

Frustrated passion
aching sexuality
fulfillment hopeful

Eeshwar

The outside is fake
confided in bottles
bright and sadistic

Lopa

Aching to complain
venomous contemplating
break free to the past

Jai

adolescent love
acknowledgement unlikely
Atul can't fulil her

Vina

hoping to fulfill
feeling so inadequate
i want to except

Laxman

anguish and a wife
entangled with impotence
I long for my girl

Lata

Caught up in the fight
between honour and amity
Family comes before

I need you...

I need you like a speaker needs volume
I need you like a smoker needs to cough soon
so it can look reality face to face
Like a nut needs a case

I need you like a demon needs evil
Like Golden needs retreival
Like a jump over piranha infested water
needs Evil Kenieval

I love you like a chip loves 'n' pin
I love you like scars love skin
I love you like how advertising loves to embed stuff into your brain sooo deeply
you forget which dimension you're in

I love you like a ballet loves yawning
like Public loves warning
Like the saying " Oh my god i cannot believe you woke me at six-thirty"
loves mornings

I miss you Rose misses Mary and Thyme
I miss you like poems miss rhyme
I miss you like clocks miss the old fashioned ones with cogs inside as opposed to these
digital wotsits

I miss you like pit misses cess
like Congress misses Progress
like east misses the one on the left of the compass

I need/love/miss you

I need you like a human needs clothes
I need you like a dog needs bones
I need you like Robin Hood needs arrows
so that he can shoot
and rob the loot
I need you like a computer needs a keyboard
I need you like a piano needs a chord
I need you like Mondeo needs Ford
So that its complete
And can still compete
I need you like an ear needs sound
I need you lost needs found
I need you like a king needs to be crowned
I need you...

I love you like a mum loves her son
I love you like Rambo loves action
I love you like a kid loves fun
So that they can enjoy
themselves with a toy
I love you like Harry loves magic
I love you like a clock loves to "tick"
I love you like builders love their bricks
So that they can build
And their cement is filled
I love you like a pen loves paper
I love you like bread loves butter
I love you like a farm loves its farmer
I love you...

I miss you like a baby misses its mother
I miss you like a computer misses its monitor
I miss you like a cook misses their cooker
Because without it the food
Won't taste good
I miss you like a boy misses his girl
I miss you like a women misses her pearl
I miss you like a hair misses its curl
Because it won't look pretty
And be a little dodgy
I miss you like departure misses arrival
I miss you like a chair misses its table
I miss you like a teacher misses their star pupil
I miss you...

I need. I want. I love YOU (TASK 14)

I need you like the moon and the sun
I need you like icing on a bun
I need you like a drunk needs his rum.
I need you like a sister and a brother
I need you like you’re my mother
I need you like a poem needs its words
I need you like sky needs the birds
I need you like whisper that I heard
I need you like a bed and its cover
I need you like a woman and her lover
I need you like space and Earth
I need you for all money’s worth
I need you like a horse feels its turf
I need you

I want you like a fairy that wants to glow in the dark
I want you like a lucky tooth from a shark
I want you when I have fun and a laugh!
I want you like a room wants a view
I want hen an actor that wants his cue
I want you like a river wants it bends
I want you like a love letter which will send
I want you like a soldier wants to defend
I want you like the queen, civilised and posh
I want you like a car wants a regular wash.
I want you like the star wants the night
I want you like a boxing glove wants to fight
I want you like a teen that wants to be light.
I want you

I love you like family who loves you too
I love you like a cow who loves it’s moo
I love you like a Kanga who loves her Roo
Like winter loves the snow
And presents loves a ribbon bow.
I love you like a plaster loves scabs and bloods.
I love you like a hurricane that loves disastrous floods
I love you like a two year old that loves to jump in mud!
I love you like your my own
I love you like a king loves his throne.
I love you like shoe which loves its lace
I love you like a plane loves an exotic place
I love you like a silence loves a quiet space.
I love you.

courage is

Courage is living without any fear
Courage is smiling when death is near
Courage is laughing when the task is sheer
Courage is.

Courage is dying for those who love you
Courage is supporting the far and few
Courage is cheering when all others boo
Courage is.

courage is the man who refuses to die
courage is the man who refuses to cry
courage is the man who refuses to comply
courage is.

Courage is the men who died in Iraq
Courage is leading a risky attack
Courage is something many people lack
Courage is.

Courage is staring danger in the face
Courage is saving those you cant replace
Courage is the thing you cannot chase
Courage is.

my war with emotions

I’m with you like a dog and its fleas
I’m with you like fish, chips and mushy peas
I’m with you like Macarthur and the seven seas
Even though she’s 31
And that’s her idea of fun
I’m with you like flies and manure
I’m with you like a Frenchman and his bonjour
I’m with you like an illness and its cure.
Even though that’s a lie
Because I cant make you die
I’m with you like glitter and his obsession
I’m with you like a gypsy and their possessions
I’m with you like a murderer and his aggression.
I’m with YOU.

I need you like a flower needs light
I need like a drunkard needs a fight
I need you like wind needs a kite
Just like me it’s found what its came for
Except I don’t want wind, I want more!
I need you like an America needs cheese
I need you like thank you needs please!
I need you like a bully needs to tease
Except I’m not that violent
I’m just more silent
I need you like London needs its eye
I need you like a bird needs to fly
I need you like criminals need to lie
I need YOU.

I love you like the flea that sucked thee and me
I love you like a dog loves a tree…
I love you like the day Alan Johnston was set free
Except I’m no captive
If anything I’m more adaptive
I love you like man loves his dog
I love you like mr.s loves his blogs
I love you like exlax loves a bog
Except I’m none of the above
I’m just curious about love
I love you like troops love their force
I love you like Dettori loves his horse
I love you like junkies do their source
I love YOU.

task 14 simile poem

I know you like a mother knows their baby
I know you like I know the danger of a bee
I know you like teenagers know acne
Run to tesco for clearasil
Like a headache requires a pill
I know you like pete knows heroin
I know you like kelly holmes knows a win
I know you like baked beans know a tin
Yet another microwave meal
Like before God, a man needs to kneel
I know you like a car knows its petrol
I know you like a teddy knows a roll
I know you like the charge for the toll
I know you.

task 13 christmas is...

christmas is... the fights and groans
christmas is... grandmothers moans
christmas is... family time, no phones
christmas is...

christmas is... the present unwrapping
christmas is... impatient foor tapping
christmas is... the after lunch napping
christmas is...

christmas is...the cheesy adverts from argos
christmas is... when your strapped for dosh
christmas is... forgetting the cost
christmas is...

christmas is...the christmas tree
christmas is... my family and me
christmas is... the glitter you see
christmas is...

christmas is... no time for the sun
christmas is... a time for fun
christmas is... for everyone!!!
christmas is...

Task 15: Rafta Rafta HAIKU

A couple of moans before I start:

1. There are 19 members of the Workshop now, and I expect to see all 19 members post BEFORE the deadline each fortnight. I do not know how to enforce this - or how else to motivate you, so I would like YOU to tell me, please, what else I can do to help.
2. Please spend as much time as possible reading other people's tasks (and their comments) too. It is often the case that you can learn just as much from other students' work as you can from me.

Moan over...


A poetry task, this week, but a poetry task with a difference.

The poem: a haiku (more tips on that later)
The topic: the feelings/emotions of a character from the play Rafta Rafta
The challenge: one haiku for each of the seven characters listed below (7 haikus in total)
The deadline: midnight on Saturday 24th November (that's over two weeks!!!)

The characters:

1. Atul Dutt (the groom)
2. Eeshwar Dutt (Atul's father)
3. Lopa Dutt (Atul's mother)
4. Jai Dutt (Atul's brother)
5. Vina Patel (the bride)
6. Laxman Patel (Vina's father)
7. Lata Patel (Vina's mother)
   

I have chosen the haiku as your poetic form for this task because of its conciseness and brevity. The fantastic thing about a haiku is how it distills emotions into such a small collection of words. Imagine a chemical substance boiled and filtered and centrifuged and evaporated until only the very purest form remains - and that is a haiku in poetry. You will only be able to excel in this task if you spend a considerable amount of time on each one. (I recommend half an hour on each haiku; spread them over the whole two weeks, with maybe one every 2 or 3 days?)

The rules are incredibly strict:

1. Three lines. Line 1 = 5 syllables; Line 2 = 7 syllables; Line 3 = 5 syllables.
2. Haikus do not tell stories or describe action. They are about something far more abstract, and typically explore EMOTION.
3. There is usually a contrast - between the first two lines and the third line. In between Lines 2 and 3 there is an abrupt change - and the challenge is finding the emotional catalyst for this (in other words, the change needs to make sense; it needs to have a reason/motivation).

Here are some useful tips:

• To get inspiration, read the ancient works of famous haiku poets like Issa and Basho. Click here for a few examples.
• Write what you (or your character) feel, not what you see. Haiku are usually about abstracts and emotions.
  
• Remember that any haiku in a language other than Japanese is not truly a haiku - so what you are going to be writing is more like a 'haiku-inspired poem'
• The haiku doesn't have to be serious, it can be funny! You will need to adapt the haiku to fit the character whose emotions you are transmitting.
• So think long and hard about the characters you saw on stage, and try really hard to empathise - to get truly inside their heads, and express the complex emotional music playing within them...
  

As always, here are my attempts:

Atul:
Suffocated soul
Weak beneath my father's fist
Aching to break free

Eeshwar:
Whisky gives me fire
Women complicate my world
Lachrimosity

Lopa:
History still haunts
Casts its shadow far and wide
Mourning my lost love

Jai:
I could give her more
Satisfy her hungry flesh
Lovebirds behind bars

Vina:
Enigmatic man
Shares my bed but hides his heart
Uncertain journey

Laxman:
Amputee father
Sooner lose an arm or leg
Keep my treasure safe

Lata:
Innocent love thief
Give me back his ageing heart
Don't begrudge me that

Debut: Unwanted Birth?

Catastrophe. Was this the only way to describe my deep pool of emotion? Must this have been the premiere of my life as a new born child? Must I have encountered the circle of life at all? Why would I not be allowed to just stay in this protected atmosphere and environment. My cocoon. Me just waiting to emerge from my mother’s womb. Was I ready for such an unexpected stage? Or most importantly… was my owner? What joys of life would I experience as a real person… or at least, baby? Point: I LIKE IT BETTER HERE! End of.

Love is..

Love is a butterfly, with beautiful wings
Love is a wasp, watch out for it stings
Love is a gift which is far beyond kings
Love is...


Love is my aching, the long, constant wait
Love is attraction, just yearning to mate
Love is frustrating, dont get to irate
Love is...

Love is astounding, I dont't care what you think
Love is a pounding, your heart on the brink
Love is it's own man, don't flatten the kink
Love is...

Love's punctuated, an exclamation!
Love can't be rated, it's pure elation
Love is so tired, from desperation
Love is

Love is a lost boy, which never is found
Love is a boxed toy, it's so tightly wound
Love is the end, i guess. Six feet under ground.

Love

Love is the joy you recieve when you need it
Love is a toy you can just play with when you want it
Love is the pain you feel when you're having a fit
Love is...

Love is that new jacket that you loved oh so much
Love is that cushion you love to the touch
Love is that feeling of happiness and such
Love is...

Love is Saturdays when you just wanna chill
Love is when sometimes you're wanting to kill
Love is that chore you feel that you need to fulfill
Love is...

Love is the bed that you lay down your thoughts
Love is tha feeling of not wanting to get caught!
Love is a lesson you just want to be taught
Love is...

Love is the hurt you get when you're bruised
Love is the hurt you feel when you're used
Love is a rose that got wrongly abused
Love is...

Love. Need. Want

I love you like a mother loves her child
I love you like a lion loves the wild
I love you like a rose ever so mild
You seem to be the most sweetest things
You're like an angel without the wings
I love you like a fat children love cake
Just thinking of you makes my heart quake
It's like im asleep and need to wake
Because to me you're just a dream
But some things are not what they seem
I love you like I love the need to love
It's as beautiful as a snow white dove
I love you

I need you like a cub needs its mother
I need you like I need a good brother
I need you like we need one another
As without you I'm complete
Like a heart not in touch with its pace of beat
I need you like my nails need some polish
I need you like a crane needs to demolish
I need you like hate needs to abolish
Because why hate when there is not a need
As my love is like a blooming flower seed
I need you like a plant needs some water
I need you like a croc needs to slaughter
I need you

I want you like a sly thief wants money
I want you like a bee wants honey
I want you like a clown wants to be funny
As the need to want you more increases
Like the heat on a thermostat decreases
I want you like a person wants love
I want you like a cloud up above
I want you like a hand wants a glove
Because without you my hand would be cold
Like a mine without its worth of gold
I want you like a window wants wiping
I want you

I know you, I need you & I love you

I know you like a mother knows her child
I know you like a lion knows the wild
I know you like green peppers know they’re mild
I know you
Just like I know the back of my hand
And, I need you
I know you like the blossoms know its spring
I know you like royalty knows a king
I know you like Kate Nash knows how to sing
I know you
Nearly as much as you know me,
You were meant to be, with me
Because you see
I need you

I need you like an arrow needs a bow
I need you like all flowers need to grow
I need you like a strong wind needs to blow
I need you
Almost as much as I need food
Or when I’m in a bad mood, I turn to you
And it’s because I love you
I need you like a padlock needs a key
I need you like biscuits and cake need tea
I need you like a bird needs to be free
To soar and glide through the sky
Not stopping till it gets way high
I need you
Simply because I love you

I love you like a toddler loves to play
I love you like blue cheese loves to decay
I love you like my mum loves a buffet
I love you
And it’s true
I cannot live my life without you
I love you like a bat loves the night-time
I love you like a snail loves to leave slime
I love you like all thieves and thugs love crime
I love you
And the best part of it is
You know, need, and love me too.

I Love/Miss/Need/Love You!

I hate you like Damien hated Church
I hate you like new clothes hates a smirch
I hate you like a slacker hates research
Because they’re a lazy Sod
Who responds with an unsure nod.
I hate you like Hippies’ hate war
I hate you like Bailiffs hate a door
I hate you like Mercutio Je’deste amour
Even though he was there for his mate
But the conclusion was the work of fate
I hate you like flowers hate the winter
I hate you like a finger hates a splinter
I hate you like the type writer hates the printer
For taking away his work!
The Printer Looks back with an evil smirk.


HOWEVER…
I love you like Branson loves success
I love you like Mr Muscle loves a mess
I love you like a Geek loves chess
To show off his inhuman skills
God knows, he’s probably popping pills
I love you like Michael just LOVESS kids
I love you like Race cars love skids
I love you like Ebay loves Bids
So it can remain rich
And not in a cyber ditch
I love you like Shakespeare loved to write
I love you like the stars love the night
I love you like the breeze loves the kite
So it can Waltz in the air
Without any care

I need you like sound needs vibration
I need you like a Buddhist needs relaxation
I need you like a patriarch loves his nation
And who is overwhelmed with pride
And will gladly provide
I need you like a baby needs its sleep
I need you like a mourner needs to weep
I need you like a Sheppard needs his sheep
He keep his life afloat
Like a bright red blow up boat
I need you like a priest needs his prayer
I need you like Repunzel needed her hair
I need you like a patient needs care
To help them on their way
To live another day

I miss you like the desert misses the rain
I miss you like an alcoholic misses Champagne
I miss you like a Rehab patient misses Cocaine
The only thing he only needs
To help him through his grieves
I miss you like the Dr misses Rose
I miss you like the homeless miss warm clothes
I miss you like Liza misses her shows
For now she’s long gone
But a voice in a song
I miss you like Beethoven missed sweet sound
I miss you like a child misses the fairground
I miss you like Satan misses the Hell-hound
For evil is unleashed
And is a vicious beast

I know

I know you like a word knows it's meaning
I know you like a book knows it's binding
I know you like Van Goph knew his paintings
you just can't fool anyone else,
you see,
I know you.
I know you like the fame knows Cate Blanchett
I know you like a cut with it's first aid kit
I know you like that baby knows her blanket
just don't try and take it from her,
that's sad,
She knows you.
I know you like a compass knows north west
I know you like our Queen will know best dressed
I know you like a teacher would know faked tests
never try to walk over them,
because,
They know you.

I know you like fire knows H2O
I know you like props that see each big show
I know you like when friends pretend to be foe,
don't try to be better than them,
That's not you.

I need, want and love you.

I need you like a locked door needs a key
I want you like a tourist wants the sea
I love you like a bird loves to fly free
So it can go round the world and feel the air
Like a perfectionist loves to be prepare
I need you like a car needs a driver
I want you like the wild wants a survivor
I love you like a chef loves a nice flavour
So that his meal comes extra tasty
Like someone who loves to be hasty
I need you like your feet need shoes
I want you like a journalist wants news
I love you like bullies loves to abuse
So they can have their fun time
Like monkeys love to climb
I need, want and love you.

I need you like a book needs a cover
I want you like lovers want to be together forever
I love you like sorry loves a forgiver
So the guilt can go away; life is back to happiness
Like we love summer to stay
I need you like a treasure needs to be hidden
I want you like a gardener wants a garden
I love you like a criminal loves to be pardoned
So that he can be full of life
Like a man loves his wife
I need you like the night sky needs stars
I want you like nature wants bears
I love you like my cheeks love tears
So they can go red from the pain you cause
Like society loves laws
I need, want and love you.

I need you like my heart needs you to survive
I want you like the world wants to stay alive
I love you like the bees love their hive
So that they can store their honey
Like banks love keeping money
I need you like stress needs peace
I want you like a lost person wants to go home
I love you like an animal loves to roam
So that they can run wild
Like a mother who loves their child
I need you like a rainbow needs a golden pot
I want you like a writer wants a plot
I love you like a plane loves a pilot
So it can take off to the right destination
Like an artist who loves their creation
I need, want and love you.

I need love

I need love like a thief needs money

I need love like clown needs to be funny

I need love like a sore throat needs honey

And lemon to ease the pain

Like a lion needs a mane

I need love

I need love like skin needs care

I need love like a table needs a chair

I need love like mammals need hair

According to biology

Like the world needs technology

I need love

I need love like a day needs hours

I need love like a garden needs flowers

I need love like a castle needs towers

To look stunning

Like a race needs running

I need love

I need love like medicine needs the sick

I need love like a mouse needs to click

I need love like a backside needs a kick

If the owner misbehaves

Like the Dead need graves

I need love

I need love like the world needs rules

I need love like a mechanic needs tools

I need love like a crown needs jewels

To show a great deal of wealth

Like everyone needs health

I need love like a dog needs a bone

I need love like a neck needs cologne

I need love like an ice cream needs a cone

I need love