Once Loved
I once loved you
sweetheart, now I don't
know what to think
You come knocking on my
door from far
across the sea
I see nothing I once knew as
far as eyes can
see
For you were once buxom,
evergreen like a pine
Yes you were once noble, a
citadel of mine.
I once loved you
sweetheart, now I don't
know what to think
Now you are thin as stalk of
corn
Yes you look sick and so
forlorn
Your skin was dark and
once aglow
But now as pale as trampled
snow.
I once loved you
sweetheart, now I don't
know what to think
Your hair once full, curly
and black
Is now reddish, crying of
lack
Your face once clear and
filled with pride
Is now painted, wrinkled and
dried.
I once loved you
sweetheart, now I don't
know what to think
Your nails once pink, all
span and spick
Are now entombed in hard
plastic
Your eyes once brown and
round and bright
Are now deep green and
dull as night.
I once loved you
sweetheart, now I don't
know how I will
Your inborn charm that was,
is nil.
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