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Moment and Wink<\/h2>\n

A moment!<\/span>
\n<\/span>A moment glimmers in your eyes,<\/span>
\n<\/span>The cradle of compassion.<\/span>
\n<\/span>How you looked at me\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/span>My nerve paths startled,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Your gaze fastened onto mine.<\/span><\/p>\n

What hides beneath your arches?<\/span>
\n<\/span>What strange power is this<\/span>
\n<\/span>That pierces every illusion?<\/span>
\n<\/span>A moment!<\/span>
\n<\/span>Already flown.<\/span><\/p>\n

You did not blink. Unmoved,<\/span>
\n<\/span>You caught me in your gaze.<\/span>
\n<\/span>I felt myself weighed and measured,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And intricately elated.<\/span>
\n<\/span>A moment!<\/span><\/p>\n

A wink!<\/span>
\n<\/span>A little wink to glance within.<\/span>
\n<\/span>My heart began to beat twice as fast,<\/span>
\n<\/span>For you have winked at me,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Tolerated my presence,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Even kindly nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now you may dispose of me.<\/span>
\n<\/span>I yield without protest\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/span>Seen through, observed, intended.<\/span><\/p>\n

A wink!<\/span>
\n<\/span>Time to swallow the lump in my throat<\/span>
\n<\/span>Lest I choke upon it.<\/span>
\n<\/span>My larynx dry,<\/span>
\n<\/span>My voice raised an octave<\/span>
\n<\/span>To sigh and softly sob.<\/span>
\n<\/span>A wink!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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