I am not getting you a necklace today. <br /> <br />Instead I'll give you a rope. <br />To hang yourself with <br />An unescapable bond <br />Binding hearts together. <br /> <br />I am not giving you perfume today. <br /> <br />Here is a bottle of cyanide <br />To keep at your bedside. <br />Perfumed and strong <br />It won't take long. <br /> <br />I'm not giving you champagne today. <br />Cheap whisky and paracetamol <br />Will numb the pain <br />and achieve our aim. <br /> <br />I'm not giving you 'free love' today. <br />Everything comes with a Price!<br /><br />Simon Stevens<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-rope-2/
