the pain of the lover

Caused by her own willful neglect

Of her honor and dignity

In false passion's fire

                                          //       ( with thanks to Dylan Thomas ) //

After the first Disgrace

There is no other

••

••

Never shall I

Humiliate true love by

Glorifying

The careless abusiveness

That obliterates real passion and real feeling

By describing it as being devoid

Of shared commitment to Human Destiny

//                            

In the solemnity of real graves

Heroes turn over just to see

One more glimpse of THE CHILD 'S EYE

filled with the light of God

And holding ALL as lovers in

Heart and mind

••

Never shall I weep or care again

For the pain felt by

****** desire denied

When the human spirit

( whose truth is seen )

Is treated so lightly

And with such distain

••

Where nothing is learned

But how to create

Fantasies of future revenge

//

After the FIRST DISGRACE

there is no other

••

after the dying song

.......

No !

There is no other