The Eternal Cry of Women about Men and Love
“Your thoughtlessness in love,
Orpheus, has wrecked us both.” ~ Virgil, in Robert Graves, The Greek Myths, p. 93
They never know, these men, including when
They get the clearest orders. Even gods
Are useless: Pluto gives instructions. Then
The poet fails to follow them. The odds
Of lovers (male ones) hearing what they need
To know about perpetuating love
Are small, much smaller than a mustard seed.
They look to something elsewhere far above
Or just beyond what gods and women say,
Their fishing trip or motorcycles, hard
Things masculinity would like to play
With, or like being the world’s best bard.
..And then the women keep their feelings to
….Themselves, all subtle. Men don’t have a clue.