Consequences
Quasi met Esmeralda at the annual cathedral fete,
She wasn’t wearing any rings so he asked her for a date,
I do like rings she told him I am a girl of taste,
Confused he thought his peal appealed and a smile grew on his face.
Young Quasi was keen to impress her and leapt to the belfry stairs,
So quick was he upon his feet and he took the steps in pairs,
Esi taken back by this asked what was going on.
I’ve got a small surprise for you, “for me” she said, très bon,
What happened next was painful,
That noise was in her head,
The bells, the bells, oh the bells,
So she cleared off home instead.
(2013)
The following poem tries to offer a scenario why Quasimodo and Esmeralda never actually got together as a couple.
