November 18, 2021

While you were with me,

     I saw in you a love you feared to speak

You were wounded and guarded,                      

     But you shared your vulnerability

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You were uplifting, helpful, encouraging,

     You showed me a beauty within myself

That had for so long,

     Gathered dust upon a shelf

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To deny the sweet nectar of love,

     Which was given from my heart

 Caused you to fear losing your freedom,

     That left us so far apart