Distorted Reflections

When You Were Tempered with DelightWhen you were temperedwith delightyour virtues were takendown and foreststhat you passed throughwere not finite.When you weretempered with delightyou kept thesaddest oceans,you keptthe proudest streams.And wild penswouldnot strain your sight.When you were temperedwith delightyou carried sandupon your necklace andcream upon yourlips. And younever made the journeythrough the park.When you weretempered with delightyou wereconsumed by bikers in thelight andnurses in the dark.And taut stringspulledon you forever.When you were temperedby delightstrong bars wereheld around yourfortressand strong men18