So Met, So Parted
Though thou knowest me not,
But I know thee well.
We have both sat i' this spot
And watched the f'res of hell.
They burn not hot but cold
And heartless in their way
A flame older than oldest old;
Tho' here it hath no sway.
Hold me here, now, you who
Knows the depths of my heart.
Dark angel, thou sees through
The player's shallow part.
Take now my hand, take now
My life. Stand here a moment more.
One last look 'fore I step through
And fate closes our last door.
