Heartbreak Peddler
I peddled a song round the streets
And found that not many were keen
The solemn church bell or the shout of cannon
Or at least the selfseeking drone
Of selling and buying and lying down prone
Was more to their taste
In haste I switched wares
And peddled long shares
Making over the song
To the young fool who happened along
I hear he has gone to the desert and sings
The same song and lo and behold
It ‘s breaking the heart in the young and the old
Copyright © Debasish Datta | Year Posted 2011
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