1. He who claims to know love
Would not have been so truthful, had he visited!

2. He did not know what my eyes shed in his absence
Had he been so inclined...like me...he would not have fled

3. In every circumstance I rhyme my verses for him
Sincerely confessing to him...openly and in secret

4. Yet he does not know the sorrow in my heart
From his estrangement and denial that I endure

5. For God's sake, my hope...his dwelling in the soul
Visit me, your ransom is me...it is enough to turn away