A Faint Heart and a Fair Maiden

A Faint Heart and a Fair Maiden

These words were inspired by Henry Lawson’s lament of a love that did not get a start. Due largely to social restraints, that have not changed in more than 100 years, it reminds us that love takes courage.

“They longed to meet in fond embrace, they hungered for a kiss —
But Mary called him ‘Mister’ and the idiot called her ‘Miss.’” (Henry Lawson 1900)       

 

 

You don’t have time to read this

He said

So she didn’t

You are probably a pervert

She said

And he wasn’t

I don’t want to force you

He said

And he didn’t

I want to be alone

She said

And she didn’t

All men are the same

She thought

But they aren’t

I want to be different

He thought

And he was

He will only let me down

She declared

But he wouldn’t

I want someone to care for

He cried

In open space

She walked alone

Blaming him

For what he might have done

Wishing he had.