Retort From Inside the Eggshell
I winced disenchantment whenever you fell
Through countless absurdities I held my tongue
While you courted your daydreams from hell.
I mastered the rules willing all to be well
As you blitzed career ladders splintering each rung
I winced disenchantment whenever you fell.
I laid low, so fierce your desire to excel
Your mint julep put-downs like scorpions stung
While you courted your daydreams from hell.
I wallowed in patience, don’t ask and don’t tell
I begged your repentance where hope’s crosses hung
I winced disenchantment whenever you fell.
A childishly reckless, indulged Southern Belle
Your frivolous insults so flippantly flung
While you courted your daydreams from hell.
For years poise and wit lulled me lame with their spell
I yearned for the charmed days when love’s fruits first sprung
But your mind’s locked up tight in a bright padded cell
I winced disenchantment whenever you fell
While you courted your daydreams from hell.
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