Christina Rossetti and the Goblins
By Billie Daddario
I was reminded this week of Christina Rossetti,
And a promise I made to you.
I would have, and I should have
Given to you all,
But I held back from you
The thing you wanted most.
The reason doesn’t matter,
But I loved you once.
I love you still.
I made you a promise.
I won’t let the goblins get you.
And they did.