Why Marry?

Why marry? is the parrot cry
Of our new avant-garde
All the joys without the hassles
Marriage is far too hard!

Has marriage then no-recompense
For tandem-living’s stress?
No bliss denied to those unwed
Hell-bent on “happiness”?

Hassles make for character
When tackled by a team
Each partner finding strength and joy
From mate-ship’s love unseen.

Despise not then the Lord’s command
To live in wedded state
And leave the smart unwedded ones
To learn the truth too late.