O radiant one, your face is ever etched
\ninside my heart and never fades away;
\nit’s always fresh and never fails to fetch
\nmy mind from places it might tend to stray,
\nbut were it not for your beguiling grace.
\nYour lustrous eyes have mesmerized my soul.
\nA gesture of your hand–my sight will trace
\nand adulate–your movements make me whole.<\/p>\n
Your incandescent smile’s my sword and shield
\nagainst all force of doubt or cynicism
\nin battle to compel my soul to yield
\nto apathy, conceding inner schism.<\/p>\n
As incense wafts my prayers to the skies,
\nwith love, my spirit flies and sheds disguise.<\/p>\n
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