Intolerable
She mentioned 'worthless' ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
degraded ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ the ebb of love-”
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ the end of love-”
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ with visitors, ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ childlessness is ending. Love
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ over,
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ adopted: she ¦¦¦ a month ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ (perhaps) many ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
until ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦ another Henry, ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ to ¦¦¦ pal.
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ tiger-lily dreamed.
¦¦¦ we dream, uncertain, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ here
& there: ¦¦¦¦¦ we our loves, whereas ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ somewhere.
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ We're on our way ¦¦¦ the ¦¦¦¦¦¦ fair
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ flicks & ¦¦¦ single flick
¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ intolerable ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
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