I always wanted to mary a woman
that was
a beauty,
a genius,
a saint,
and an angel,
all rolled in one.
When I thought I had found her,
she
remained cool.
Perhaps she thought that
I
might be
a beast,
a dummy,
a bastard,
and a demon.
So I just married merry Mary.
We were
two opposite ends of the stick.
She was merry,
I was gloomy.
She an extravert
I an introvert.
She loved the handicapped and the simple
I adored heroes and great minds.
I rejected her from the start,
Not seeing in her
the beauty
the genius
the saint
or the angel of my dreams.
My egoism
turned me into
a beast
a dummy
a bastard
and a demon.
She grew cooler and cooler
until she packed her bags.
Then I realized the love
that could have been
and begged her to return,
promising her the world.
When she came back
I hardened my heart like Pharao
and she went into the desert of the world
never to return.
Now I see that all I should have done
was to look for
the beauty
the genius
the saint
the angel
that was Mary.
If I had recognized her and honored her for
WHAT SHE WAS,
also I would have been
a beauty
a genius
a saint
an angel--
But now I am, you know what!
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