Sestina Fair
Oh sestina, whose heart is FAIR
She walks silently in the NIGHT
Her dreams follow all that is GOOD
He sees her, sitting THERE
Her eyes shining in the LIGHT
He watches her, the way she SHOULD
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She does not watch the way she should
She just sits, her hair so FAIR
She simply will not see the LIGHT
Believes she was born to endless NIGHT
While all the time he is THERE
The epitome of all that is GOOD
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He believes his love for her is GOOD
And return those feelings she SHOULD
Forever he belongs THERE
With her – that is only FAIR
He sees her hide in the NIGHT
Slowly he switches off the LIGHT
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She shields her eyes from the LIGHT
Convinced that her way is GOOD
Her need to escape the NIGHT
Conquers everything – as well it SHOULD
Can she not see his intentions are FAIR
That it is for her he is THERE
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Still he knows he'll always be THERE
When she opens her eyes to a new LIGHT
A new life, deserved well and FAIR
He knows they'll have it GOOD
That he can give her the life he SHOULD
And finally draw her away from the darkest NIGHT
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And when she no longer goes cloaked in NIGHT
Having realised he was always THERE
She'll look at him the way she SHOULD
Her eyes now sparkling in the LIGHT
Her small hand in his will feel so GOOD
And he will look at her, and speak words FAIR
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Envoi
He has drawn her from the NIGHT into the LIGHT
They are THERE, and all is GOOD
As it SHOULD; as I have described in this sestina FAIR.
