Tragical
His lover died
upon a cold, stone tomb floor,
poison on her lips.
How could this happen?
Shakespear miss-translated an
old Italian tale.
A fairy tale commits suicide.
Alternative versions collide,
sad endings multiply,
for those that watch
their own days play out,
and wonder.
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