Reduced to Babbling

Let us say her name is Jane
(A monosyllable is good),
And that I am in love with her,
But that my love's become
A trap, as, although she may
Love me back, she is a very
Cautious woman, moral, too,
And clearly bright, and, since
She's these, she takes my love--
At this point she may even
Need it-- knowing she must
Not be mine, and let us say
This frustrates me, and is a
Trap, as I just said, because
I would not hurt this woman,
Cannot leave to save myself,
And you know how it is with
Love. It doesn't turn off,
Like a light, and, so, I wait
To go again to she who's
Not named Jane.



Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2015-02-11 at 14:55

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