Come In, Stranger (Pantoum)

Trying my hardest not to cry
It was exactly one year ago, today
I had kissed your perfect lips goodbye
Whilst you pleaded with me to stay

It was exactly one year ago, today
When I walked right out your door
Whilst you pleaded with me to stay
Claimed I didn't love you anymore

When I walked right out your door
Swore I'd never step back in
Claimed I didn't love you anymore
Your scent still lingering upon my skin

Swore I'd never step back in
Yet, here I stand in your doorway
Your scent still lingering upon my skin
"Come in, stranger" is all you say

Yet, here I stand in your doorway
Went full circle, right back to start
"Come in, stranger" is all you say
No use arguing with my heart

Went full circle, right back to start
I had kissed your perfect lips goodbye
No use arguing with my heart
Trying my hardest not to cry

*PANTOUM: A poem in a fixed form, consisting of a varying number of four-line stanzas with lines rhyming alternately; the second and fourth lines of each stanza are repeated to form the first and third lines of the succeeding stanza, with the first and third lines of the first stanza forming the second and fourth of the last stanza, but in reverse order, so that the opening and closing lines of the poem are identical .