The Last Refrain Poem by Alicia Patti

I used to think our love was here to stay
And wanted to approach you one more time,
Before you took my hopeful world away -
Another chance to breach the shoals and climb
Into the frigid regions of your heart.
I thought I heard you whispering my name
And then I saw the flimsy curtain part -
A jolt of hope beyond the window frame!
Those chording tones that hypnotized my soul
Were but the remnants of a melody
Too dear to sing again and thus console
The title song long lost in memory.
For though the last refrain was overdue,
I looked into your eyes and then I knew.