The Core Of Love

Well guys , I guess it never ends .
She says she wants to be just friends .
Just why do they like torture so ?
It might just be , they do not know .

For if they knew , they'd never say
The words I heard from her this day .
I'm sure you've heard these same words too .
The ones they hope won't make us blue .

The alternate , I must confess .
Sure chills me more , and hurts no less .
That girls still look to stars above .
Though it's not there , the core of love .

I'm sure you guys will all agree .
The time has come for girls to see ;
What they might know, but can't recall .
That love is friendship after all .

Whatever else I say or do ,
This message must somehow get through .
We'd much prefer a painful end ,
To endless torture by a friend .

When damsels ask to be our friend ,
In hopes our yearning love might end .
It just can't be , as we're so sure
It's friendship that makes love so pure .

To ladies , now I've let you know .
Just one more thing before I go .
Withold these words , and if you care ;
Please tell the truth , it's just and fair .

And tell us what you know is true .
There is no hope in loving you .
Accept , with love , you'll lose a friend .
The core of love's essential blend .

Now that's the way , it seems to me ,
To do this thing more easily .
For love's not such a fleeting thing ,
As friendship binds and makes it cling .

So that is why , you must now know .
We fellows yearn to love you so .
We've found in you a cherished friend .
The core of love , that cannot end .

GREENWOLFE 1962