For his ex acquaintance in his heart no longer a place <br />Since the day that he did punch him in the face <br />Him he can forgive and him he can forget <br />And the loss of what he thought could have been a friend to him no cause for regret, <br />Had he been a friend in the first place him he could forgive <br />And even without him as an acquaintance doubtless he can live <br />He was a stranger to him in the first place and as a stranger to him he'll remain <br />And to him he'll be a stranger if ever he meet him again, <br />He punched him in the face without provocation though him he did not hurt at all <br />But to him 'tis not a pleasant memory not one he may wish to recall <br />Something that he was not expecting some can behave in a strange way <br />Even for knowing the wrong sort of an acquaintance there can be a price for to pay <br />The acquaintance he knew only last month he treats as a stranger today <br />For knowing the wrong sort of people there has to be some price to pay.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/his-ex-acquaintance/
