Suitors
There were two Suitors
Who loved otherwise
In their own ways
One loved because
He desired to give
The other loved because
He sought to receive
The one who gave
Sought the lover’s heart
The one who received
Desired the lover’s flesh
The giver wrote poetry
The receiver knew not the art
The one that pursued the heart
Loved because he loved
The other who craved the bosom
Loved because he wanted offspring
While one empathized
The other was pitiless
The first spoke of his dreams
The latter of the here and now
When Mother asked the lover
Who she would take to her Father
The lover chose the latter
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