Tower of Babble

Tower of Babble

It takes two to clap

She tells me, as she sits across the table

He was lonely and depressed

He lives in a house of Babble

You don’t share a tongue

An interest or a thought

He’s a strong and capable man

Who pines for what is not

I gave him what you lacked

In wisdom and affection

It’s not my fault that he strayed

Blame yourself for his rejection

I sit across the table

And swallow a morsel with bile

I’ve walked with him through thick and thin

We’ve been married for a while

You may have fought many a battles

You may be his general with a star

I’m his wife of two scores

I’m the one fighting the war

I agree with you O capable Lucinda

It does take two to clap

Does your battle plan not tell you?

It takes only one to slap

He says he likes you more than me

Your personalities are truly akin

He wants to spend his days with you

And not tell me where he’s been

I turn the other cheek and brace

And wait for a sentence to strike

I hide my pain, my battered face

A lifetime of war and strife

If it was just me O resourceful Lucinda

I would gladly gift you my Knight

But it’s the question of our daughter

Watch out!

I’m going to put up a hell of a fight