The Forgotten Smile

Untainted love
Lucid and divine

Her presence engulfs us
Like the dawn whose emergence is certain
Her love lingeringly bright and eternal

Sounds of agony escape her
as she wanders along many pathways

I comprehend,
a sudden pause of silence in my life,
a lost paradise.

Without her the atmosphere is cold and flat

Akin to a dusty mirage
A door appears hazily
One step closer
My self-reflection, I see
She brought the lost smile to my face
Like a Cheshire cat.

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