V-Day Humor

Speaking of the Anti-Valentine's crowd, a friend sent this to me. I thought it fitting for the mood of the day. [These are entries to a Washington Post competition asking for a rhyme with the most romantic first line... but the least romantic second line…] Here is an excerpt:

I thought that I could love no other
Until, that is, I met your brother.

Roses are red, violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, The sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.

My love, you take my breath away -
What have you stepped in to smell this way.

What inspired this amorous rhyme?
Two parts vodka, one part lime.