We Guard Our Love
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Training for ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ distress,
For ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ pleasure's ¦¦¦¦¦
Denial is ¦¦¦¦¦
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Heavy with ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
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¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ peace,
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ taken away
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I have asked, What is this ¦¦¦¦
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¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ stone
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ but the soul alone:
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ we guard our love,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ known.
(Blackout of For The One Who Would Not Take His Life In His Hands by Delmore Schwartz)
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