To W. R. [Madam Life's a piece in bloom]

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Title:     To W. R. [Madam Life's a piece in bloom]
Author: William Ernest Henley [More Titles by Henley]

Madam Life's a piece in bloom
Death goes dogging everywhere:
She's the tenant of the room,
He's the ruffian on the stair.

You shall see her as a friend,
You shall bilk him once and twice;
But he'll trap you in the end,
And he'll stick you for her price.

With his kneebones at your chest,
And his knuckles in your throat,
You would reason--plead--protest!
Clutching at her petticoat;

But she's heard it all before,
Well she knows you've had your fun,
Gingerly she gains the door,
And your little job is done.

1877

[The end]
William Ernest Henley's poem: To W. R.

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