"Give him up," she said-

as if it was her decision to make

and that things like emotions

could be tossed aside

on the passing breeze

But here the days are long and warm

and passions easily set alight

from the slightest rub and shift

within the shuffle of souls

Advice given but lectures heard

all youth a fickle nature grown

from rash romantic notions

to actions base and uncontrolled

Warnings spoken from well-known places

of men who confuse conquests with love

whose tomorrow finds a love to replace today

self-despising search to feed ego's appetites

Alas, age knows all too well what youth denies

deaf as well as with desire's blindfolded eyes

to nowhere leads the trip into his seductive mind

her lesson to be learned of flowered lies