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My honor’s dust. Everyone sees my disgrace.
But shame doesn’t mark me.
I don’t care what others may think.
Impossible burdens, obstacles beset me.
But I don’t cry. I smile with pride.
Look at me! No worry lines.
Sorrow has lived with me for many years.
But I don’t fret. I battle despair.
Defeated, it skitters away.
Callous Fate may work its cruelty on me,
but heavenly breezes carry what I crave:
the fragrance of my Love.
