Sonnet 68 'It's Fine, I Will But Bow and Then Step Back'
It’s fine – I will but bow and then step back,
And know the lips that kiss yours won’t be mine
A man knows better than to see a lack,
When gifts of other virtue toward him shine.
And yet, love dies not easily in me,
But longs for what I cannot, may not, have.
Though life’s Reality I clearly see,
My heart still seeks your comfort like a salve.
Yet, I’ll remove my shadow from your wake –
I will not chase, pursue, nor hope, nor dream
Nor fantasies allow, I’ll eat my cake!
I’ll manage all I feel as a man should
And step a step back, cry and call it good.
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