A woman in distress

A woman in distress
Finds a knight of gold
His horse bare and untamed
Seeks to win her heart with jewels
But is turned down

A woman in distress
Finds a knight of bronze
His sword sharp and blood-stained
Seeks to win her heart with power
But is sent away

A woman in distress
Finds a knight of bone
His eyes old and watching
Seeks to win her heart with silks
But is denied

A woman in distress
Finds a knight of cloth
His hands callused and empty
Seeks only to love and be loved
And is accepted

A poem by the lonely
Tis better to know than to
Know not.