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A Lesser Banishing


Punish me for what I have done, 
Or punish me for what I have not.
We were one,
And she strangled my love.

Deem I am at fault,
Or suppose I shall succumb.
We were synchronized, and I soon fell numb
from loss of circulation,
 

Only because I left that place. 

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