1. When you rose before me in the dusk,
Eclipsing the light of sun and moon,

2. My heart bargained with me, rejoicing in you,
Betraying me, and at what risk!

3. You took from me what I allowed
In prosperity and in hardship.

4. You lined my eyes whenever they faded
Weeping for you through the night.

5. You promised what you never fulfilled
Without excuse or apology.

6. Long have I been wary of what befell me,
Yet how much misery comes despite caution!