By Galadrial
Date: 2002 Mar 02
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The Shears

I daydream about laying the blade
the shears to this bit of hair---
it lays on my breasts
like a sleeping child,
trusting
with no concept
that I would slice it short
and leave it a chestnut mess at my feet.
I thought it a tender snare
but instead
I am entangled in it.
NO crowning glory---
just a chain
used by more than one
to tie me to a dream
and when I objected
tha answer was that
if I did not wish to be tied,
why do I keep chains
where they are in easy reach?