Hear me
read
the poem as
an MP3 file.
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read
the poem as
a YouTube video.
Video Music:
Excidentis Foliae.
By Damiano Baldoni.
Performed by Damiano Baldoni
at the
Free Music Archive
under an Attribution license.
I'm not your parent, nor are
you my slave.
I wouldn't try to say what you must do.
You alone will judge how you behave,
And do what you consider best for you.
But if you love someone, it means you care
How what you do affects the one you love.
It means sometimes that two in love must share
A hard decision one is certain of.
So if your friend still wants you for his* own,
It hurts me that you want him* for a friend.
Our mutual commitment should be known,
And both of us should such encroachments end.
Love is fragile, delicate, and fine;
To keep it whole, one has to draw a
line.
*Feel free to substitute "her" if appropriate.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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