O, what men dare do! what men may do! what men daily do, not knowing what they do!
William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
1
strong
chains:
mirror–
reflection
and in it I see
what man has locked these chains on me
2
she
weeps
head up–
he kisses
the neck he strangles
his hard words (the rope he uses)
3
And
now
the gray
of his hair
beckons memory
of love gained, lost, and gained again