Happiness no longer shares my heart
Nerines death has taken that part
Others strive but fall short too often

Sunshine comes only from those I have loved
Not those I have tried to love
Overbearing demands to be perfect suit me not

I fall so short in this new world
A need to be perfect in speech and behaviour
This woman fails to see I am a flawed man

My heart breaks for my Nerine
She was my heart and sole
And our love was solid as in an unforgiving world

When Nerine comes back you will find me
Happy again

I doubt anyone can wait that long
For a flawed man