The Price of Love
I love you so. Be still my heart.
I know my love tears you apart.
And if in ignorance, I stumble,
I see you hesitate, then crumble.
But we are joined by fickle fate—
Dear English muffin, on my plate.
Pat D’Amico is a former school teacher who lives in Kirkland, Washington. Her verses have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Light, and Lighten Up Online. She contributes regularly to Northwest Prime Time, a newspaper for readers over fifty in the Seattle/Tacoma area.