Wherefore Art Thou Romeo
I see thee still in doublet wide, And hose well kept, a world too slack,
So long and lean thou wert allied, It struck me, with that curious back, The Zoo giraffe. Thy brow was black,
Thy speech was awkward, action slow. I whispered at thy first attack:“And wherefore art thou Romeo?”Thou wert then fifty and cross-eyed; For acting never hadst the knack.
With stilted bow and Irving stride Thou tookst the stage, and Jill and Jack Both sniggered, when with damned
Thou talkedst of moons, and wrecked the show. And here by Heaven, thou art back.
Oh, wherefore art thou Romeo?
This fellow was a lad of pride, No prinked-out fool, with just a
Of bounder, and by Fate allied To pale effeminates who smack The rouge about. Thou art a quack!
Thy treatment brings the lover low. Thou’rt living still our hearts to crack;
Oh, wherefore art thou Romeo?
No egotism dost thou lack, Great scorn hast for the rival pro.,
And talk’st thou of thy art. Alack! And wherefore art, thou Romeo?
Edward Dyson
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