Elegy as Shame / Elegy as Two Questions
I.
I used to marvel
at your face, but
I looked too long,
& now it’s cast in the shade
of a better lover
II.
did i use to be marvelous
for you?
does it even matter now
that my marvel has dimmed?
I.
I used to marvel
at your face, but
I looked too long,
& now it’s cast in the shade
of a better lover
II.
did i use to be marvelous
for you?
does it even matter now
that my marvel has dimmed?
I like the repetition of marvel in this. Well done!