Picture in a frame

There’s a picture in a frame

It’s my All-Star Hall of Fame

The picture reflects my past and present;

An inner sanctuary for my soul.

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That picture in a frame is you;

The centre of everything I do

Your strength makes me feel anew

Like the morning dew in summertime.

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You’re amazing in a frame,

My eternal sparks of flame,

You blaze through me day and night

To keep these smiles from fading.

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From the frame, I wade through life

With inspiration so divine

I don’t dream of fulfilling destiny

Since I found happiness in you.

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Your hug is the strongest support,

Your warmth an assuring comfort

To my yielding body, soul, and spirit

Why do I obsess and overthink?

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Your picture taught me how to smile

At life’s trite, beguiling surprise

But hanging you on the wall could be wrong;

If familiarity breeds contempt.

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My life, my world, now a hearse

Where beloved ones submerse

Gently interred deep into this fain heart,

An earthly castle for immortals.