Love Poem: Pin the Tail On the Donkey
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Written by: Robert Horton

Pin the Tail On the Donkey

Pin The Tail On The Donkey 

Eyes exquisitely piercing 
Cut me deep with lure, 
Seeing all that's fearsome 
Yet so innocent and so pure. 
Fluttering like a butterfly, 
Squinting like a whore, 
To be no more than stupified 
Was to be a man, no more. 
Beckoned me as I crumbled, 
Took me, a quivering fool 
And as I fumbled and bumbled
Loved me as a mule, 
Bucking like a prancing pony
I kicked like a jockey's heel, 
To reach the finish, if only, 
I could have told you how I feel. 
Eyes exquisitely hostile 
Trampled me with scorn, 
Bleeding boots and hobnail 
Were used yet never worn. 
Discarded like a party game, 
Broken, twisted and wonky, 
So-called friends and lovers came 
To pin the tail on the donkey. 

© RJVHorton2016