I will not lie down before you, <br />Without a care for who I am. <br />I am not for the highest bidder <br />To take for a tinker's damn. <br /> <br />It's clear I have a broken heart <br />My worth not taken by love <br />But I'll always abide by a strong lady's creed <br />To stand and rise above. <br /> <br />Loneliness won't kill me <br />Nor will a lovers glare <br />My worth not defined by a valentine <br />But..... I'll fade and there's not one to care. <br /> <br />I'm alone and there's nobody coming <br />To kiss me or hold my hands <br />I can feel the heart in me harden <br />To prepare for the cold barren lands <br /> <br /> <br />© 2012<br /><br />Ruby Honeytip<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tristesse-dans-la-solitude/