Conventional Vows

by

Frank Valentyn

It is my declared intention
to implement this promise
on continual and uninterrupted basis
constant against all variables
known or undiscovered
never contradicting
its parameters or import
and as here applicable to primary purpose

I acknowledge the ritual
official and social aspects
of this process
in my participation
thereby confirming
their influence, importance and effect
as enforceable precedent
and as here applicable to primary purpose

I bind myself to my present utterances
unto practically realisable eternity
whether I shall in future denouement
be loved, liked, disliked, despised or hated
whether consistently abused or misinterpreted
whether deprecated, diminished or derogated
whether abandoned, betrayed or violated
and as here applicable to primary purpose

I bind myself to consensually approved reality
as traditionally entrenched and agreed by statute
updated as and when required
according to changing vogue
and shall translate dynamically
all static construct and shall not vary therefrom
by more than consensual standard deviation
and as here applicable to primary purpose

I shall not let ocular transducers
linger longer than specified tolerable
on any member of opposite gender
or transgress implicit sensibilities
committed to sexual exclusivity
or partake of inclinations or intentions
that may merit, as the case may be, dishonourable mentions
and as here applicable to primary purpose

I shall not redefine
under any circumstances
irrespective of conditions or developments
or loss of sustained compatibility
or inability to meet mutual expectations
or ceasure of nourishing or nurturing
the specification of the primary purpose
and as here applicable to primary purpose

So help me,
antenuptial contracting
administrative forces
continued matrimonial legislation
its historical evolutions
and their consistent enforcement
and all secondary or tertiary purposes so defined
and as here applicable to primary purpose

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