Vanishing Love

I am sitting on my couch actually reclining on it after a sip of red vintage wine I hear the sweet sounds of children playing And the occasional hoot of a car passing. The one warms my heart The other strikes the cord Of a maddening world! I am now sitting up on the couch My heart no longer at ease My lass no longer at my side To cry at my loss I know not how To laugh at my loss I know not how I look out of the window And there she goes, dancing There she goes, chattering! I close my eyes- shut them even Nay, I plug my ears as well That the dance and chatter Should pass me by without my hurting Should pass me by without my weeping And hasten, thoughtless even To the ugly loveless feasting To the ugly loveless world! But, and this I know to be true For my heart convulses with it, My love for her will yield not! To tether it I know not how To let it fly after her I dare not try So I open my eyes again And again peep out of the window To catch a glimpse of my vanishing love! Should I have barred the door? Should I have unlocked my heart? And revealed my true emotion And invited Cupid to sit with me? O it is no use now, I fear Nor will it be any use tomorrow For I see her dancing with another lover I see her locked in his arms!