last dance?

this post was written on 10-04-2005...



I really wish I did not encounter this poem.
It is a strange one about dancing and a farewell.

In that last dance of chances,
I shall partner you no more.
I shall watch as another turn you,
As you move across the floor.

In that last dance of chances,
When I bid your life goodbye,
I will hope he treats you kindly.
I will hope you learn to fly.

In that last dance of chances,
When I know you'll not be mine,
I let you go with longing,
And the hope that you'll be fine.

I shall partner you no more,
We shall know each other's minds.
We shall part with our regrets,
When the tie no longer binds.