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Morning She would chat and then nod as she washed And laugh as she dried and then curled But behind all the smiles that were wide, fixed and false She felt challenged and alone in the world. She felt angry and always so tired With debts adding up to her worry She would rather stay home and dream every day Than be out every hour earning money. Noon She looked at herself in the mirror And then sighed at the things she had seen: Her life going backwards from where she once was When her path was marked out to be queen. She reflected back onto her childhood And the reasons for her mistrust of men The real world took over when she opened her eyes She was young and so different back then. She was tempted to run from her rehab. To a place that could let her forget And hide down a hole where the 'Drink Me' was free But she stood firm and wasn't there yet. She felt trapped in her work ever after And wanted to leave and explore But each time she tried, she failed and then found She was back in the salon once more. Night She helped out in The Tabard each evening To avoid all the beatings at home. She would laugh and play chess with the customers there But despite this felt very alone. She returned to her home just past midnight A place that she hated and feared Her husband was up and waiting for her With eyes that stared back and looked weird. She said nothing on entering the hallway Then said she was going to bed. He breathed a big sigh and then he spoke out And these are his words that he said: - I went to The Tabard this evening To swap drink for the Watchmaker's gold. I wanted to make you a ring for our love Now I'm back and I'm wet and I'm cold. Later That Night She ignored her fifth husband's advances And reached for some whisky instead Then with scissors in hand came a voice from her heart It was his turn to hear "Off with his head!"
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