why say you love me

when love can be

more treacherous than evil?


how much faith

can be expended

to settle qualms


when the beloved

is stubborn about who

did what to whom?


maybe you've had an easier time

of it in this brothel of the world

but as an innocent ignorant john


I have little to defend myself with except

admission to joining the ranks who have played the fool










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