Friday, April 13, 2007

free will

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His original footnote to this poem, written in the last days of his divorce from his second wife, reads "There comes a time when it is morally indefensible to say to another person 'But you promised...'".

free will

I swore to you my passion. I swore to you my life.
I swore to you, forevermore, we'd be as man and wife.
But I cannot beat down the fates or block the roads you choose,
and freedom is not something I would wish that you should lose.
So tarry on, or carry on, I will but ask you still
be gentle to yourself and those who trust upon your will.


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.

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