A Word at Parting

Hadst thou been false to me alone,
I haply might forgive;
But false to self, — that baser way, —
And yet I still must live!

Hadst thou been cruel to me alone,
I haply might forget;
But cruel to self, — that baser way, —
I must remember yet!
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