The great Valentine experiment

Let's talk about love and food.
Remember times when both were good,
Remember heat, remember taste,
Remember slowness and haste,
Remember softness, warmth and smell,
Remember what no words could tell,
Remember onions and tears,
Remember recipes and years,
Remember plates and crumpled sheets,
Remember flushing cheeks and beets,
Remember triumph and regret,
Remember - if you can't forget,
Forget the heat, forget the cold,
Forget whatever you've been told
Forget your recipes and fears,
Forget the flame that burns and sears,
Forget the pain and the relief,
Forget the bay that shed the leaf,
Forget your enemies, your friends,
Forget the feast that never ends,
Forget the night, forget the day,
Forget that you can walk away,
Forget the sky and stars above,
Let’s talk about food and love.