You Auctioned My Love Away
You auctioned my love
Because you couldn't pay
The price of keeping me
In good repair...
Too time consuming
Too hard
Too demanding
Too tough
And so you auctioned me away
You auctioned my love away
And watched
All the bidders
In a frenzy of excitement
Raising the price
sky high
For my finish was fine
Aesthetically pleasing
A "masterpiece"
They did not see
They did not know
What you auctioned was flawed
You auctioned me away
You auctioned my love away
“Going once…
Going twice…
Going three times…..
Gone!”
You cried a little on the inside
When you saw hands reach for me
Mr Auctioneer
But the tears were not enough
Not the tears of sacrifice
Which was the greater price
For having me
How can you keep something beautiful
Without the sacrifice of time
Emotions
Energy
And your very soul?
Too great a price
And so you auctioned me away
You auctioned my love away
And to this day
You wonder where I've gone
Where I've been hung
Which wall I decorate
How I’m being handled of late
You auctioned me away
You auctioned my love away
And now you pay
Now you pay….
Eileen Manassian Ghali
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2014
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