Love’s a dodo

Love is effortless they say.
Some compare it to child’s play
But whatever it is, it’s neither
Child’s play, nor effortless…

Just look in these glossy magazines
Stuck between; those perfume ads.
Celebrity after celebrity preens…
Their lives divorced, they’re nomads.

Soon—boys these cougars…
Will bring back shoulder-pads:
Live their lives in pent-house apartments.
Prioritizing; by shopping, departments.

Love’s a dodo on a discovery channel…
On an island where ego is land and gentry
Who cares about their libido…? That snivel-
ing poultry magazine, million dollar deal…