To fear to lose is to fear to live,
to sleep but not to dream.
A heartbreak here, a tragedy there,
and with tears your eyes may teem.
Nothing remains forever afire,
the love of a younger sort.
To fear the loss of one you admire
will cut your welfare short.
A sullen flame may burn forever,
a small and novel fact.
But in due time you see the light
and never do look back.
You live, you lose, it can't be fixed,
this normal cycle of being.
So do not live in constant fear
for loss we'll all be seeing.