Don’t mourn your luck that’s failing now,<br />work gone wrong, your plans<br />all proving deceptive — don’t mourn them uselessly.<br />As one long prepared, and graced with courage,<br />say goodbye to her, the Alexandria that is leaving.<br />Above all, don’t fool yourself, don’t say<br />it was a dream, your ears deceived you:<br />don’t degrade yourself with empty hopes like these.