Closed my heart, too tender
Full of scars, they bleed and tear...

I tire of walking on tip-toe
Upon eggshell tensions...

Face the demons in your head,
Listen to your voice instead...

I have rode the swirling mists of time, seen evil...
Comments: Wow, this is pretty horrible...

How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways...

What sadness lingers behind your eyes?
What darkness brings shadow to your bright skies...

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The Heart knows what the Mind denies...

Love breeds sorrow, joy brings pain
Nothing good is eternal, no happiness lasts...

Tower and town have heard the trumpet blast.
No citizen nor soldier has known peace to last...

She smells of a crisp autumn shower and the new...
She reminds me of long October walks and...

The drums sound once more
Heralds of Death pounding upon your door...

Long ago in a land across the sea
I did long to give my love to a beauty close to...