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Love Impeached
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| Love Impeached written by William Henry Davies |
| From "The Song of Life", 1920 |
Listen for pity - I impeach
The tyrant Love that, after play,
Dribbles on Beauty's cheek, and still
Refuses to be moved away.
That, not content with many a kiss
Plays with his fingers on her lip;
And if she turns her back to him,
Drums with his hand on either hip.
Sometimes he squeezes, then he slaps,
I've heard he even bites her breast.
Now, how can Beauty keep her charms,
If she gets neither sleep nor rest?
Is there no punishment, I ask -
No small corrections, soft and mild?
For let us never once forget
That, after all, he's but a child.
| This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. |