So What!

So what if love proves to be untrue, And from us on tattered wings it flies, Long ago deceit made its debut, Since, many tears have dampened our eyes So what if the night denies us sleep And we wring our hands, pacing the floor, Many times, the nightbird heard us weep - It's not like we've not done this before So what if we believed every lie, How sweetly they fell upon our ears! Is this now a reason to deny Truth a chance to turn the tide of years? So what if too long we've played the fool - Can we not pretend it's been a dream? Or perhaps, better to kick the stool.... Let dawn find us dangling from the beam