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Would / That I were a jewel, / A shattered jewel, / That all my shining brilliants / Might fall at thy feet, / Thou dark one.
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Would / That I were a garment, / A shimmering, silken garment, / That all my folds / Might wrap about thy body, / Absorb thy body, / Hold and hide thy body, / Thou dark one.
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Would / That I were a flame, / But one sharp, leaping flame / To annihilate thy body, / Thou dark one.