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Dorothy Parker

Once, when I was young and true,
  Someone left me sad—
Broke my brittle heart in two;
  And that is very bad.

Love is for unlucky folk,
  Love is but a curse.
Once there was a heart I broke;
  And that, I think, is worse.

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From Enough Rope | Written c. 1925

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