Narcissus Reflects

Certain women fell in love with me

and I took advantage of that,

and they may dislike me.

Certain others fell in love with me

and I did not take advantage of that,

and they may dislike me.

I fell in love with yet certain others,

and they not with me, but may dislike me for that,

namely, for my making it known.

I have not fallen in love with still other women,

and they not with me, but may feel I should have,

they being the lovable creatures they are.

Naturally, I presume, they are quite pissed off.

In every case it was largely my fault,

if a little my wife's at the end, and I'm sorry.

I think of it often.

If I could explain myself I would.

But Ladies, if a poet can't do it, who can?

So forgive those other men too, would you, please?