her laugh, her voice

take from me the anguished choice

that took away our fighting chance,

the mistake that tore me to a lesser man

and give me again her laugh, her voice

I’ve beaten the brain to a sloppy state

of unmentionables, of unfixables;

desperate now to recreate my fate,

please give me again her laugh, her voice

I’m on my knees burning sins in crucibles

for letting her down again and again,

a beggar in need of her kindest gesture;

the forgiving heart of a lover, a friend

take from me my worthless treasures,

just give me again her laugh, her voice

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