Pick and Choose

Love is a gamble, to say the least
A precarious taming of our inner beast
And choosing from an assortment of random displays
Discerning the obvious, from the hidden array
Of a dysfunctional, and otherwise disagreeable bunch
We draw our best card and bet on our hunch

Dauntingly handsome these suitors they boast
A menagerie of talents with more potential then most
Finely attired these tricksters appear
And to every empty space they quickly adhere

And blindly, we endure the succession of events
That obliterates all reason and common sense
Until hidden flaws are finally revealed
And unmasked deceptions are no longer concealed

Yet counting our losses, we’ll still continue to sift
As our decreasing supply of candidates drift
Amazingly resilient we’ve proven to be
Having survived another mockery
And a lesson is learned as we pick and we choose
Love is a gamble, win or lose!