Slipping Into the Wrong Passion Pit
SLIPPING INTO THE WRONG PASSION PIT
Loving wrong is nothing new --But pierces all the same
Byron did it--Loved his sister to his shame
Ruined lives his own and many friends
Thorny passion refuses easy blends
Fiery love consumes the victims –helpless fools
Whips through lives breaks every rule
Look at Oedipus a king and you will find
One more valiant soul who lost his mind
Passion chooses style to fit his taste
Sometimes vengeance calls a life to waste
Sometimes art will grip and bind your soul
Oft is politics or war that digs the hole.
Hamlet’s case—another tragic story
Father dead amidst a life of glory
Saw his mother’s naked love confessions
To get even-- faked a mad obsession
Poor 'phelia--abandoned –broke her heart
Hamlet mad with vengeance-- played the actor’s part
Dead Ophelia --lost her fragile mind
Hamlet grieving two-- now truly did unwind.
Having known this dread and tempting love disease
Know it never ends in any form of ease
So advice to souls who yearn to wed
Take care if passion's tears slip into your bed
Victoria Anderson-Throop December 1, 2012
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