SOMETIMES
IT HAPPENS
And
sometimes it happens that you are friends and then
You
are not friends,
And
friendship has passed.
And
whole days are lost and among them
A
fountain empties itself.
And
sometimes it happens that you are loved and then
You
are not loved,
And
love is past.
And
whole days are lost and among them
A
fountain empties itself into the grass.
And
sometimes you want to speak to her and then
You
do not want to speak,
Then
the opportunity has passed.
Your
dreams flare up, they suddenly vanish.
And
also it happens that there is nowhere to go and then
There
is somewhere to go,
Then
you have bypassed.
And
the years flare up and are gone,
Quicker
than a minute.
So
you have nothing.
You
wonder if these things matter and then
As
soon you begin to wonder if these things matter
They
cease to matter,
And
caring is past.
And
a fountain empties itself into the grass.
Brian
Patten.