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One (Shortened)
I:
The day, the night
The dark, the light
The left, the right
One.
The friend, the foe
The high, the low.
The quick, the slow
One.
The pious priest
The infidel
The West, the East
The sick, the well.
The strong, the frail
The truth, the tale
The flea, the whale
One.
II:
The border guard
The prison yard
The spared, the scarred
One.
The rich, the poor
The needless war,
The cannon’s roar
One.
The troops deployed
The naïve youth
A town destroyed
The brutal truth.
The refugee
The bound, the free
They’re you and me
One.
III:
The sun, the rain
The joy, the pain
Each John or Jane
One.
The twilight hush
A luscious thrush
A teenage crush
One.
The winsome maid.
Her nights awake
The dashing blade.
The lovers’ ache
The sweet perfume
The perfect bloom
The bride, the groom
One.
IV:
The ocean’s deep
A world asleep
The wolf, the sheep
One.
The hallowed ground
The lost, the found
The softest sound
One.
The things you tried
The plans you made
The changing tide
The years that fade
The wounds you nurse
The lifted curse
The universe
One.