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The truth was gone somehow for the moment; The curtain fell for a time; and I fancied We were again like gods together, Loving again with the old glad rapture. But scenes like these, too often repeated, Failed at last, and her guile was wasted. THE TRUTH WAS GONE SOMEHOW FOR THE MOMENT THE CURTAIN FELL FOR A TIME AND I FANCIED WE WERE AGAIN LIKE GODS TOGETHER LOVING AGAIN THE OLD GLAD RAPTURE BUT SCENES LIKE THESE TOO OFTEN REPEATED FAILED AT LAST AND HER GUILE WAS WASTED
gave her First of all; and I praised kind Heaven That I was a brave, clean man to do it; And then I tried to forget. Forgiveness! What does it mean when the one forgiven Shivers and weeps and clings and kisses The credulous fool that holds her, and tells him A thousand things of a good man's mercy, And then slips off with a laugh and plunges Back to the sin she has quit for a season, To tell him that hell and the world are better For her than a prophet's heaven? Believe me, The love that dies ere its flames are wasted In search of an alien soul is better, Better by far than the lonely passion That burns back into the heart that feeds it. For I loved her still, and the more she mocked me, -- Fooled with her endless pleading promise Of future faith, -- the more I believed her The penitent thing she seemed; and the stronger Her choking arms and her small hot kisses Bound me and burned my brain to pity, The more she grew to the heavenly creature That brightened the life I had lost forever. THAT BEAUTIFUL WORD FORGIVE I FORGAVE HER FIRST OF ALL AND I PRAISE KIND HEAVEN THAT I WAS BRAVE CLEAN MAN TO DO IT AND THAT I TRIED TO FORGET FORGIVENESS WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN THE ONE FORGIVEN SHIVERS AND WEEPS AND CLINGS AND KISSES THE CREDULOUS FOOL THAT HOLDS HER AND TELLS HIM A THOUSAND THINGS OF GOOD MAN'S MERCY AND THEN SLIPS OFF WITH A LAUGH AND PLUNGES BACK TO THE SIN SHE HAS QUIT FOR A SEASON TO TELL HIM THAT HELL AND THE WORLD ARE BETTER FOR HER THAN A PROPHET'S HEAVEN BELIEVE ME THE LOVE THAT DIES ERE ITS FLAMES ARE WASTED AND SEARCH OF AN ALIEN SOUL IS BETTER BY FAR THAN THE LONELY PASSION THAT BURNS BACK INTO THE HEART THAT FEEDS IT FOR I LOVED HER STILL AND THE MORE SHE MOCKED ME FILLED ME WITH HER ENDLESS PLEADING PROMISE OF FUTURE FAITH THE MORE I BELIEVED HER THE PENITENT THING SHE SEEMED AND THE STRONGER HER CHOKING ARMS AND HER SMALL HOT KISSES BOUND ME AND BURNED MY BRAIN TO PITY THE MORE SHE GREW TO THE HEAVENLY CREATURE THAT BRIGHTENED MY LIFE I HAD LOST FOREVER
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