Shiny and New

 English Great Hall of the Late Tudor Period
(1550-1603)- photo by Margaret Bednar

I thought I might be your favorite

I knew that others

had come and gone before me

I was foolish, thought

I was special

You dressed me in silk

Gave me gold and rubies

Displayed me like one of your paintings

and I glowed in your light

As my sheen grew dull

I faded from your sight

 I begged for your attention

You were already elsewhere

You say that you loved me well

But everyone knows

that well- loved is just another way to say

Used

and you, my love, like your toys 

shiny

and new.

submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Artistic Interpretations, It's All About Place