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I was attracted by your beauty, but I fell in love with your aura On a lust-filled journey, I stumbled over some thing that means a lot more; you Your youth and apparent innocence, drew me to you, but when I got closer As I got to know you, I realised that under a glossy, youthful veneer Lay a mature, grounded soul which would leave an imprint on this world In my eyes, you were to be my porcelain doll, that I would forever protect I soon found out that, your looks were nothing but a distraction Your substance would protect you and your intelligence would break down barriers Indeed, many doors would be opened to you in this life You did not need me to protect you and, sadly, you did not need me at all I gave you my love, you initially gave back in equal measure, then you rebuffed me But you left me with poetry I gave you my time and you did the same and then, when you left me Time stood still and so did everything else in my life But with my words, I eventually found my flow You left without a trace, but there are traces of you in every word I write You may be hidden from my sight but the words that you unwittingly left me Allow me to see you clearly, they allow me to pause and zoom in on you I enjoyed every moment that I spent with you and, if I have any regrets My regrets are few, coz you left me with the gift of poetry My regrets are few, coz the moments of joy and the sweet memories Far outweigh any pain I may have felt My regrets are few, coz moments spent with you were cathartic They were light-hearted. Besides, you left me with poetry Our episode exemplifies life itself. We embark on a journey full of hope In the beginning we haven't a clue how it will end, but we remain hopeful Now that our earthly adventure has ended, I cease to be hopeful of a reunion However, I look forward to communing with you in another life Once our earthly journeys are over Your soul mate © Terence Msuku
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