Heartbroken
Heartbroken
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Bitten once again by that fickle mistress of love
Yet I hide beneath the stairs
Lest my penance exact its toll
Her icy talons pierce heart and mind
An endless cycle of malicious retribution
For sins of the father in darkness I kneel
And pray for myself the child.
Copyright © Edward Ford | Year Posted 2010
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