Before I Gaze at You Again

Before I gaze at you again
I'll need a time for tears.
Before I gaze at you again
Let hours turn to years.

I have so much forgetting to do
Before I try to gaze again at you.

Stay away until you cross my mind
Barely once a day.
Stay away until I wake and find
That I can smile and say:

That I shall gaze at you again
Without a blush or qualm.
My eyes will shine like new again,
My manner poised and calm.

No sign of fear,
Not even a sigh.
And so till when
We meet again, Goodbye!