Love’s got teeth
Love’s got teeth:
Like good shoes got grip,
Like good coffee’s got kick,
Like good bread’s got grit.
Love’s got guts:
Like good dogs got bite,
Like good drums got tight;
Like good minds got fight.
Love can argue and it can lose;
It doesn’t sulk and whine and bruise:
True love bickers and laughs it off:
It plays rough, stands steady, speaks soft.
To love is not to mince and sigh:
Love’s got teeth and a sharpened eye.
Love’s got boots to tramp sissies beneath.
Love’s got guts and love’s got teeth.
