By degrees
JohnClare Stokes
It was all decreed by degrees
Each man was given a set point
Some for the season of freezing
Some for the season of heating
We never determined the season
Her point of breaking came
Releasing mercury's deadly poison
Hot or cold results the same
Never applied ice in summer
Never offered blankets in winter
By degrees we slowly blundered
To her breaking point we sent her.
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