Parting

Portrait of Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht 1898–1956

We embrace. Rich cloth under my fingers While yours touch poor fabric. A quick embrace You were invited for dinner While the minions of law are after me. We talk about the weather and our Lasting friendship. Anything else Would be too bitter.

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