Sometimes it happens..

Sometimes it happens

And sometimes it happens that you are friends and then

You are not friends,

And friendship has passed.

And whole days are lost and among them

A fountain empties itself.

And sometimes it happens that you are loved and then

You are not loved

And love is past

And whole days are lost and among them

A fountain empties itself into the grass.

And sometimes you want to speak to her and then

You do not want to speak

Then the opportunity has passed

Your dreams flare up, they suddenly vanish

And also it happens that there is

nowhere to go and then

There is somewhere to go

Then you have bypassed

And the years flare up and are gone

Quicker than a minute

So you have nothing

You wonder if these things matter and then

They cease to matter

And caring is past

And a fountain empties itself into the grass....

Brain Patten