- Since I’s a boy I’ve always loved to fight,
- To prove myself that I’m the better man,
- To take his power away from him is right!
- To show my strength and goodness that I can;
- But fight a master warrior like you,
- So understrength and ill-prepared was I,
- My mind and body traitors, my heart too,
- So weak the weapons ‘gainst your panoply;
- Your arms and shoulders first to launch attack,
- Your hips and thighs were bringing up the rear,
- Your breast and neck and face left ruin and rack,
- Your smile and face caused sweet and happy fear:
- Valiantly I fought against love’s war,
- Pitilessly you won forever more!
Copyright John Justice 2015
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