Love Poem: How Can I Tell Her
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Written by: Gershon Wolf

How Can I Tell Her

I'm sure she is my true love
  We're clearly meant for one another
Never have I felt so young
  Never has anything felt so right

But how can I ever tell her?
  What on earth will she think of me?
What magical words can I utter?
  Can she ever possibly recover...

When's the best time to break it to her?
  Perhaps first thing tomorrow?
Why wait 'till then? -- The sooner, the better! 
  But no.  It's been a long day.  She's tired now...

Do I really have to do it in person?
  I could text her or tweet something
Or perhaps post it on Instagram
  A phone call.  -- No. Somehow that won't work...

A letter.  That's it.  A letter.  A letter in which
  I profess my undying love and devotion, in which
I reveal my true feelings, and in which I break the news
  to her ever-so-gently.  No -- nobody sends letters anymore... 

I've got to stop all of this right now. Time to get a grip
  I'm not the first guy who's ever done this
and I certainly won't be the last either
  I'm going to tell her right now, for crying out loud --

Honey, please don't think ill of me
  But I've been married for 25 years
to a woman I've never loved; there are 
  three children, all estranged from me

And -- the door slams shut...