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Sad Story We Are Telling

(Villanelle #3)

By Wil C. Fry, Sept. 11, 2000, 21:30

Copyright © 2000 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.


It is a sad story we are telling
That love is gone, and no one seems to know
Gone are the days when our hearts were swelling

And I wonder, where is love now dwelling?
When you embrace me now, it’s just for show
It is sad story we are telling

Lumberjack Lust took love’s trees a-felling
Mistrust and Selfishness, they took a blow
Gone are the days when our hearts were swelling

All our kisses and glances we’re selling
Care and support: they also had to go
It is a sad story we are telling

Against our wishes and dreams rebelling
From the fairy tale we will all outgrow
Gone are the days when our hearts were swelling

And, now, sadly, we’re screaming and yelling
Our morale is at an all-time low
It is a sad story we are telling
Gone are the days when our hearts were swelling



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