Opposite table sat hunched old man
Weather-beaten wrinkled face
Thin gray and white hair blend
Deep in thought, sadness trace
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Living in love we taught love
Kisses, touch and hugs we gave
Respect and honour they learned
Good home values we planted
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Born to fly, spread your wings and fly
Soar to the clouds high up in the sky
Play with the winds under your wings
Practice your glides, dives and spins
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Go, fly because you can
Fly high because you want to
Try your belief: that you can
Go to heights, where few dare to
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Sitting beside my love, Malanni
In my heart’s secret garden
I paint beauty present before me
Pretending a smile, looking askance
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Hand-in-hand I walked her
Into my heart’s garden
A rendezvous with my lover
Where time is forgotten
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Pensive, thoughts fleeting into past dwell
Slightly hunched, slouched in her chair
Calloused dark, wrinkled wasted hands tell
Sunken, crow-feet eyes, silvery thin hair
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Looked, but saw nothing
Searched, yet found nothing
Knocked, but on silent doors
Walked long lonely roads
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I did love you with all my heart
Cherished you right from the start
In your presence I trembled, was spell-bound
Felt restless and lost when you're not around
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Some live, suicide-prone
Drive chatting on the phone,
Inviting death on their own.
Leaving loved ones to mourn:
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