Modern Declaration

I, having loved ever since I was a child a few things, never having 
     wavered
In these affections; never through shyness in the houses of the rich 
     or in the presence of clergymen having denied these loves;
Never when worked upon by cynics like chiropractors having grunted 
     or clicked a vertebra to the discredit of these loves;
Never when anxious to land a job having diminished them by a 
     conniving smile; or when befuddled by drink
Jeered at them through heartache or lazily fondled the fingers of
     their alert enemies; declare

That I shall love you always.
No matter what party is in power;
No matter what temporarily expedient combination of allied interests 
     wins the war;
Shall love you always.