suddenly mary fell in the water were not i weary i would have caught her i watched for a moment and scrambled in after words of disownment were drowned out with laughter i awoke from a peaceful sleep and found my clothes under the table aesop used to make me weep but now i m part of mary s fable suddenly mary fell in the water i found myself married to somebody s daughter loving she told me is a question of bravery but when she started to hold me it was closer to slavery i got up for a bite to eat and found my clothes inside the icebox i used to stand on my own two feet but now i sit when my new wife talks suddenly mary fell in the water she floated away with the ring that i bought her she had convinced me that i was a failure i burned all my clothing and found a new tailor suddenly mary suddenly mary s fine 