Malyshka
Detained in darkness, isolation,
My days began to drag in strife.
Without faith and inspiration,
Without tears, and love and life.
My soul attained its waking moment:
You re-appeared before my sight,
As though a brief and fleeting omen,
Pure phantom in enchanting light.
And now, my heart, with fascination,
Beats rapidly and finds revived
Devout faith and inspiration,
And tender tears and love and life.
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Sam was waiting for me at the airport. My eyes were puffy and irritated, I knew I looked like a mess without having to look in a mirror. Sam looked at me with sympathetic eyes bringing me into a tight hug as I cried into his chest.