After the pleasantries and introductions
And shimmering first impressions

After the swipe right match
And ending of so many gone lefts

After the nice to meet you too
And we have so much in common!

After the we finally slept together 
And nights of passion unrestrained

After the champagne toasts
And expensive dinner dates

After the cow’s been slaughtered
And the ribeye steak ate

After the balloons have shrank 
And slumped to the floor, deflated 

After the last petal withers
And falls from the rosebud

After the decomposition
And feeding the soil slugs

After all of the pomp and circumstance 
Then what, of love?