Webs we have woven tangled our lives
And lost us the comfort of husbands and wives . . . .
Blazes of our torrid love affair have lapsed
From fires of certainty to embers of perhaps.
Yesterday is a memory; we must now forget
Answers never given and demands never met.
When we by chance meet again,
We will reply when introduced by friends
We share the pleasure of acquaintance
Treating one another with proper patience.
You will surely be with another man,
One of those I could never understand.
I will try to ignore his attitude,
Try to silence impressions I conclude.
The pain of loss will raise its nasty head
As I take leave of you with dread
And that is the way it will be my friend
When we meet by chance again.