Surely I did once love a boy,
Who thought me no more than a toy,
Or perhaps a passing whim,
He broke my heart so shame on him.
And then one day he did return,
And swore his lesson he did learn,
To take him back I did agree,
He broke my heart so shame on me.
You are a really good writer!!
Thanks Heather!
This is exactly perfection.
Thank you Madison!
Love this one–reads like a classic we should all recite to our children. Also I like the drawing!–did you draw it?
Goodness no!! Even something simple like this could not be recreated by my fumbling fingers!! Glad you liked it though, and the poem!
Argh – I bet he was a looker though! I love this but it’s quite agonising too as it is a brilliant take on the game of love. You reflect humanity with wit and wisdom as ever. I love your poetry.
Thank you Lita! And you bet he was!
;-D
Totally concur with Sparrow here. This one has a classic tone for reading to our little girls after we hide their Barbie dolls!
Yes, may be wise to hide the Kens as well!
the sing songy quality belies the hugely adult situation–and your reimagining of the cliché is awesome. Plus brevity. Anything done well in a few words is gold star. (note to self…:)
Thanks Karen!
I can relate to this one!
A popular one with the ladies, I’d say!
Reblogged this on New Author -Carole Parkes and commented:
I loved this as it shows we are the master of our own destiny.
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
THAT IS SO NATURAL TO DO…BUT MANY WOMEN HAVE HAD TO LEARN THE (REALLY) HARD WAY!!!
Women aren’t the only ones who can relate…even if he wasn’t directly involved in a relationship like that.
I suppose you’re right. Thanks Jonathan!
Now…I didn’t say there were too many of us!