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Blessed is the covenant of love, the covenant of mercy, useless light behind the terror, deathless song in the house of night.

Leonard Cohen

I’m afraid to live any place but in expectation. I’m no life-risk.
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Afraid Expectation Life Live Myself Place Risk
My interest in this pack of failures betrays my character.
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Character Failure Myself
It’s time that we began to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again.
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Beginning Laugh Time
I cannot understand why my arm is not a lilac tree.
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Myself Tree Understand
First of all, nothing will happen and a little later nothing will happen again.
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Philosophy
I will not be held like a drunkard / under the cold tap of facts.
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Myself
A heavy burden lifted from my soul, I heard that love was out of my control.
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Control Love Myself
Remember when I moved in you And the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was Hallelujah.
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Breathe Myself Remember Yourself
As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armor themselves against wonder.
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Eyes Ourselves Wonderful
Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows.
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One Liner Poison
A young nurse is standing close behind me wondering whether she is being drawn by my power or her charity.
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Close Herself Power Wonder Young
Here’s to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don’t even care.
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Care Forgiveness
The cutting of the gem has to be finished before you can see whether it shines.
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Advice Patience Philosophy
Your body will never be familiar.
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Body One Liner Yourself
I’m old and the mirrors don’t lie.
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Lie Myself One Liner
Avoid the flourish. Do not be afraid to be weak. Do not be ashamed to be tired. You look good when you’re tired. You look like you could go on forever. Now come into my arms. You are the image of my beauty.
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Afraid Avoid Beautiful Forever Goodness Myself Shame Weakness Yourself

Blessed is the covenant of love, the covenant of mercy, useless light behind the terror, deathless song in the house of night.

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