(172-174) Works of Love
Our Duty to Be in The Debt of Love
The Infinite Value of Debt
The one we love is not in debt
But to the lover the debt accrues
In love that's not a cause for the least regret
For such a love we want and choose
It is a debt that has no principal
No enforceable kind of interest
This debt is really quite unusual
It has no date of finish
This debt is not contractual
The schedule of payments is infinite
It does not fulfill some business practical
Because love itself has no limit
We do not make of love bookkeeping
Eschew love as a transaction
Love is an endless seeking
Of love's eternal satisfaction
There is no bill submitted
For some tawdry goods received
The one we love is not to debt committed
In such coercion we don't believe
We pledge our love eternally
So it makes an infinite debt
There's no part-payment especially
Full payment we can't forget
Some can feel this debt of love unfair
Until we reflect quite critically
Could we, in love, but ever dare
To say, "I've fulfilled my love's bankruptcy?"