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Fire

smart              for days           whisper         fool

young              and i could still my true love to stays silent

pretty             not                you             to love

funny              stop myself        what would you shall i?

bright             from telling you do                should you?

eyes of mystery my stories            so you say      an invitation

faster than        listen             would you stay with silver

lightening         to your voice      una/aid of me? writing

smiles             rocking me 10 should you usurp says come to the
                                                      dance
that the dawn      sleep              her from her    at the edge of the
thinks of          i dream            throne

giving way to a    and fall awake     or let my voice sea
shining day        to the thought
                   that               fall upon your until the sun
if i could have    all my desires of
                                      newly deaf      floats below
you                lust
                   love               ear? us
taste your love    are in vain
you                all in rain        would you take or at least
are                i sit and cry
unafraid           once again         these           know
of me              for the pity of    words           that you are
                   myself             that i know i   ever welcome
unspeakable am i   of you
or what i am       cool boy           write in        in my castle
ifear you not      with wit
so you say         with charm         vain and each of my
and it seems       that stole
that with every    this queen's       and keep        knights
word               heart
you say            without wanting    cherish         shall stand a
springs forth
stronger love for  it                 them            long time
you                you've got it      someplace       i'm sure
                   now
i'm so lost                           so secret       until you come
my words
could fill your                       you often forget there

                                      the place       so take my love
                                      yourself!       my invitation

                                      But before you go my words

                                      listen          place them near

                                      heed this moment thefire

                                      love is afunny  don' t let them

                                      thing burn

ears if i could only but what kind of

                                                      Todd Robinson

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