Parody + 

You came, + 

The tapestries of love + 

Were shining in the sun, + 

My wishes settled down content + 

About you as you stood. + 

I looked into your cryptic eyes + 

And thought I understood; + 

But no⁠— + 

The splendor of your gaudy robe + 

Grew dimmer day by day, + 

I wondered, + 

Searched within my soul to seize the mystery. + 

The answer staggered me, + 

Aghast, + 

Like one at bay, + 

I gazed with open eyes of thought upon you, + 

God! ’twas true⁠— + 

A mockery, a parody, + 

Had come to me⁠—in you! + 