Paikin's Song

So Afraid You Are

So afraid you are
Though why I cannot see
When clearly you have it
As you so wish

So foolish is my reply
As you almost dare
A fatal response
With your impudent tongue
I should but rip from you
As a first real punishment

But as I know my place
A lesson you need but learn
if you wish to have of you
Any semblance of life
I'll not deny to him
The pleasure of that

No you wouldn't you can't
That's too cruel a thing
When look at me
Who am I to be
Any threat at all

Yes fear holds such sway
You didn't even hear
The hope I offered
To you just now

Charles Petrie