MAYBELLE SMITH INQUIRES INTO THE TRUTH OF MARRIAGE 

	Can some sensible soul spell out the reality of matrimony?
	Is it a comfortable contract signed for cozy safety,
	Or a cosmic covenant of cherished dreams?
	Is it a buggy business bargain that's ice-cold,
	Or a fleeting, frantic madness, neatly packaged and sold?

	Why are most marriages messy, sordid affairs?
	Why do brainless fools bet on this high-stakes gamble?
	Do they crave the thrill of rolling loaded dice,
	Only to sigh and sob after their choices slice?

	Why do folks flock to these fake, fickle shams?
	Is it an absurd alchemy
	Where affluent princes turn to frogs,
	And pristine princesses morph into warthogs?

	Or is it just a desperate dream
	that one peerless partner completes?

	Marriage is a moldy institution where mates slowly decay,
	As their dignified pride is squandered and peace cast away.
	Yet despite the damage and dire danger,
	Why is this ancient, awful trap wildly embraced with glee?


> NOTE: This piece was partially generated with AI tools; human editing was then applied. 

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from Heart Scenes: Emotional Landscapes via Art, Poetry, & Prose by T Newfields
Long Summary: Through a sharp, rhythmic tirade against domestic drudgery and romantic illusions, 
Maybelle Smith exposes marriage as a cynical gamble and a form of sanctioned servitude that people foolishly continue to seek.
Short Summary: A cynical exposé of marriage as a confining bourgeois trap.
Keywords: matrimonial disillusionment, anti-poetry, marital critiques, human intimacy, 
social isolation,  domestic servitude, domestic drudgery, satirical poetry, cynical perspectives, marital alchemy, social commentaries

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 1970 in Newtown, PA ❤ Finished: 2026 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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