I arose and Marigold lay down with Curious Iris

Cherry gave to Victor her prudence and her virus

FOr the sake of purity I can recall the time and place

Between wisdom and murder she gave up her

Immaculate face



My poor belated chastity fell foul

of grown up games

With false and lovely modesty

I can recall the names I'll miss

In the particle of me that cares for this

I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss



Patience has her virtue still but every grace

must have its price

I through some felicity may spin a tale

of constant vice

I took my better nature out, drowned it

in the babbling stream

Took the blossom of my youth

and blew it all to smithereens



My poor belated chastity fell foul

of grown up games

With false and lovely modesty

I can recall the names I'll miss

In the particle of me that cares for this

I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss



And if you still don't like my song

Then you can just go to hell

I don't care if I'm right or wrong or if

my typewriter can spell

But I cannot promise you I've said "goodbye"

to childish things

There's still some pretty insults left

and such sport in threatening



My poor belated chastity fell foul

of grown up games

With false and lovely modesty

I can recall the names I'll miss

In the particle of me that cares for this

I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss



And for the sake of clarity

They are "faith", "hope", and "charity"

In the particle of me that cares for this

I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss