On a line from Mandelstam - 'I have learned the science of parting' <br /> <br />There was so much we never did together, <br />places to go and visit hand in hand, <br />so much we could have learned about each other, <br />so many things to say before goodbye. <br /> <br />Nobody ever knew how much I suffered; <br />but by applying all the skills I'd learned <br />I always coped. My strategies were successful; <br />the ache of separation always eased. <br /> <br />So many times the same has happened to me, <br />but every time the pain returns anew. <br />Just as intense, although it's so familiar, <br />regret comes like a band around my heart. <br /> <br />Falling in love, each time's a new experience; <br />the same thing goes for learning how to part.<br /><br />Paul Hansford<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-science-of-parting/
