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Tainted smell --Burning,
I felt it from upstairs,
And ran down to see you lurched
across the hall floor.
Acidic smoke arising from your cheeks,
They slowly melted away,
And you screamed a scream that made me
Skip a few beats.

Beauty is on the inside I said
at the hospital as they
lifted those white bindings,
and you cried a cry that made me
skip a few blinks.

Veiled for life.

Adept in the matters of humour
But your manners began to change,
Nobody saw you smile,
But heard the faint ring of your
Undamaged laugh.
Echoing, Ringing...

A mask you wore,
For you didn't wish to scare anyone,
harm anyone or,
let them know.
But do I scare you?
That I still show love without question,
And climb my fingers
towards your face.
I can't lift your veil though your eyes
glow -- burning with lov/ate,
Your grip is tight,
And I ask you to release,
For one kiss,
But you deny.

A cry echoes as we walk-
tenderly across the tarmac.
Everyone smiles as they spot the
progress you're making,
Skills you're learning,
But I promise you we'll
skip a few streets.

And when I'm down on one knee,
Your pain becomes more clear,
And I can hear the cries of,
frightened futures,
And future fights,
But you start to understand that-
I'm a man who won't be distracted by
facial issues,
wet tissues,
And that I'll always see you through.
So cry my dear, you may.
But please --

-- say,

I do.