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Close your eyes and
look at me
~ at the me that is
inside.
I'm more my dear,
than just veneer,
~ that source
of manly pride.

You did say,
on our wedding day,
that your love would
last forever.
But when quest was won,
vows were undone,
and our marriage
you did sever.

You never looked
beyond the glitz,
I was show-cased
on your arm.
What I believed,
to be eternal love,
was your self-serving
charm.

I too was blind
and did not see,
the pages twixt
the covers.
If I knew then,
what I know now,
we'd never have been
lovers!

But since you've gone,
you've changed your mind,
and want what can't
be yours,
but I have grown,
new seeds I've sown,
and now I've closed
the doors.

Close your eyes
and look at me
~ at the me that
is inside.
I'm more, my dear,
than just veneer
~ that source of
manly pride!

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