first chapter

but then i exclaimed
______in a gentle sigh
___that the stuff that attracts us
still escapes the sages

all power so energetic and drastic
____behind the heart
_________a little note inside
summarizes the aftermath
but i have never read this

____failure to make something
as honest as love
___but still believe it's true
expectations unparalleled
________supported more questioning

______comforts tell how a smile
might become impression
prominent among the silence
__________but never able to reconcile
______the promise and reality