A fool there was and he made his prayer
To a rag and a bone and a hank of hair,
But the fool he called her his lady fair
Oh, the years we waste and the tears we waste,
And the work of our head and hand
Belong to the women who did not know
And did not understand!
A fool there was and his goods he spent,
Hounor and faith and a sure intent
But a fool must follow his natural bent
Lord Loss sows all the sorrows of the world
Lord Loss seeds the grief-starched trees
In the center of the web, lowly Lord Loss Bows his head
Mangled hands, naked eyes
Fanged snakes his soul line
Curled inside like textured sin
Bloody, curdled sheets for skin
In the center of the web, vile Lord Loss torments the dead
Over strands of red, Lord Loss crawls
Dispensing pain, despising all
Shuns friends, nurtures foes
Ravages hope, breeds woe
Drinks moons, devours suns
Twrils his thumbs till the reaper comes
In the center of the web, lush Lord Loss is all that's left
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