Mondo Modo

he had more
then a hunch
his belle had
also blinded
him

had he read
correctly
her lips or
was that a
slip

might she
maybe have
said mercy
instead of
merci

but the latter
he took to
heart and
so took
her

she was still
dead but no
matter be
for she and
he

to no degree
romantically
they would be
found and
bound

together
sexually
turned
dust to
dust
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Lamoureux Avatar
September 14, 2019 at 8:54 AM
Good play on Mercy and Merci.
Connelly Avatar
September 14, 2019 at 5:38 PM
Thank you Richard but it's a stolen word play from one of the Canterbury Tales (I forget which one), but that was the cool switch over from Old English to Middle English; the French influence.
Mchattie Avatar
September 13, 2019 at 9:18 PM
Sound like that romance went south in a hurry. Nice write. Have a great day my friend.
Connelly Avatar
September 14, 2019 at 5:35 PM
Have you ever read the ending of the novel David. I cringe when I see the Disney happy hunch back singing song and everything just works out okay...
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