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Cosmas Mairosi
DEAR LORETTA, MISTRESS MINE
DEAR LORETTA, MISTRESS MINE
DEAR LORETTA, MISTRESS MINE
I am the jackal that lurks in your halls of freedomI am the snake that slithers in your garden
I am the lion that roars in your neighbouring hills
I have heard you singing as you went about your
daily tasks
I have watched you basking, browsing in the sun
I have watched your goings-in and goings-out
How I have longed for you, Loretta, Mistress mine
How my heart has ached for you
morning, afternoon and evening
But my desire is only to rob you of your innocence.
Unsuspecting,
I have seen you lavish me with your smile
and I will lure you, Loretta, with my riches and guile
and leave you, Loretta, when I’ve
had my fill
and the jackal has picked the bones.
© 2006, Cosmas Mairosi
Publisher: First published on PIW,
Publisher: First published on PIW,
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DEAR LORETTA, MISTRESS MINE
I am the jackal that lurks in your halls of freedomI am the snake that slithers in your garden
I am the lion that roars in your neighbouring hills
I have heard you singing as you went about your
daily tasks
I have watched you basking, browsing in the sun
I have watched your goings-in and goings-out
How I have longed for you, Loretta, Mistress mine
How my heart has ached for you
morning, afternoon and evening
But my desire is only to rob you of your innocence.
Unsuspecting,
I have seen you lavish me with your smile
and I will lure you, Loretta, with my riches and guile
and leave you, Loretta, when I’ve
had my fill
and the jackal has picked the bones.
DEAR LORETTA, MISTRESS MINE
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