Love Song of the Pronouns

        Love Song of the Pronouns

            After Lewis Carroll

It told them she had been to her

to praise himself to him;

he gave her a good character

as friend and synonym.

Does she love him? Does he love her?

Do those know whom to please?

Which when and where does how prefer?

Whose what and why are these?

He gave her one, she gave him two

we gave them three and more;

from us to ours, returning true

though each was theirs before.

If she and he should chance to be

inclined that we recur

they trust that this and that are free

to love them as we were.

Our notion was that one become

(had she or he the wits)

a bridge from none, through few and some

to anyone and its.

In love with him and her are we

but when they come to call

far more than us, far more than me

I love you most of all.