The Echo Returns Not
When love is given but not returned
the heart begins to hurt a lot
When love is kindled but you get burned
For the echo returns not
When dawn breaks with dulcet birdsong
And the melody hits the spot
Yet joy does not come along
As the echo returns not
When a poem speaks to us from the page
With the inspiration it has brought
Yet we remain muted, disengaged
Then its echo returns not
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