A Pledge For Nicola Poem by John Thorkild Ellison

The cliches all arrive in their worn out clothes
And all the old hackneyed expressions,
They cluster around, clamouring for freedom,
And all because I love you!

I love you far too much.
Fate has betrayed me - Fate brought us together
And I didn't read the small print,
Too late I learned that you belonged
To someone else,
And now the cup of bitterness overflows!

I suppose my love's a joke, a rather silly joke
For those with hollow humour -
Their scornful laughter echoes
In the long, long corridors of my despair.
But remember this: I really care,
And though my sorrows hard to bear
I'll always love you,
If ever things go wrong for you reach out,
In the ultimate darkness I'll be there,
Because I love you.