The Game of Love
It's true, the love affair was pretty short -
in fact it only lasted half a year;
I've heard it said she plays at love for sport,
but even now her name provokes a tear;
she claimed, 'My love, I'm not the hurting sort'
and lied me loving words I longed to hear;
I hoped at last I'd found a joy to last,
but thoughts of her belong now in the past...
for Janis' Ottava Rima contest
Copyright © Jack Horne | Year Posted 2017
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