it may not always be so

it may not always be so;and i say
that if your lips, wich i have loved,should touch
another's,and your dear strong fingers
clutch is heart,as mine in time not far away;
if on another's face your sweet hair lay
in such a silence as i know,or such
great writhing words as,uttering overmuch,
stand helplessly before the sipirit at bay;

if this should be,i say if this slhould be-
you of my heart,send me a little word;
that i may go unto him,and take is hands,
saying,Accept all happiness from me.
Then shall i turn my face,and hear one bird
sing terribly afar in the lost lands.

E.E. Cummings