By iammyself
Date: 2005 Sep 25
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[[2005.09.25.13.06.4711]]

the hook

what does he do
as she withers and dies
as he hardens his heart
to her plaintive cries

where does he go
when she bids him please stay
you promised me love
you'd not go away

i know my dear
but hear my tongue
you are so old
and she is so young

he went to her
after a promise to stay
but he could not decide
so he cut both ways

their hearts were so gentle
his love a sharp tool
what he wanted was both
what he did was so cruel

every life is a hook
with a barb to hold fast
once the point is set
the die then is cast

having set out to find
more than his share
he callously cut
two hearts so rare

the lesson is here
to those who are smart
this cannot end well
once chanced to start