Love is sharper than stones or sticks;
Lone as the sea, and deeper blue;
Loud in the night as a clock that ticks;
Longer-lived than the Wandering Jew.
Show me a love was done and through,
Tell me a kiss escaped its debt!
Son, to your death you'll pay your due—
“The Wandering Jew”  is a mythic figure, said to have scorned Jesus on his way to the crucifixion and being cursed to walk the earth until Jesus returns to earth.
Ballade of Unfortunate Mammals