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Alone in the cold dark rain of pre-dawn morning,
Agawela mistakenly remembers I loved as hubris.
I loved was all.

: Bear …08.21. 2013 Agawela finds moonlight in the swamp

https://bearspawprint.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/agawela/.
Agawela = Old Woman
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I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I could bear ill health
I pretended that I had no need for wealth
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I didn’t need to eat
I pretended that I could dance on broken feet
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I didn’t have much thirst
I pretended that I could always put you first
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I could do it all
I pretended that I would never fall
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I was of no importance
I pretended that I could maintain my stance
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I could work with a broken back
I pretended that I could navigate and tack
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I could always carry more
I pretended that I was nothing before
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I needed no sleep
I pretended that I had no reasons to weep
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I could do without
I pretended that I would not recognize doubt
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I projected inner beauty
I pretended that I would never fail in duty
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I would always be strong
I pretended that I would never choose wrong
I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough

I pretended that I loved would be enough
I pretended that I was so very tough