---===* Innocent *===---

I have some pictures, lovely pose,

Chiffon, and curls, and face.

And in my wallet, they reside,

A safe and nearby place.

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I take them out, and study deep,

The facts that they reveal.

But all the knowledge in the world,

Won't tell her how I feel.

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So touch me gently, Innocent,

And let yourself be free.

Don't listen to the ones who'd

Chain you far away from me.

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Let your hope for me be true,

And trust our time to be.

And know that on some future day,

A perfect love we'll see.

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I live in an imperfect world,

Of my own making, true.

And possibly, if for a chance,

I'd fix it, just for you.

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And you deserve a better fate,

Than putting up with me.

A silly, dreaming, poet's fool,

Is all I'll ever be.

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But, Innocent, I love you, dear.

I'll share what we can bring.

And even though so far away,

You'll stay a treasured thing.

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