A Secret Soul

An island surrounded by a lake

There you will find

A secret soul.

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You stand alone on the shore

And watch the lake and the island

As if they were one and the same.

Without a word you go into the water.

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The lake, it is cold, but you are strong.

You swim and swim until you feel

A lightness, a buoyancy

That carries you to the island.

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That is where you live

For three months and a day

Feeding on love and hope.

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On the island is another lake

And in the lake, another island.

You swim to it, but it turns into the lake

You started from.

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You emerge from the lake

With a secret soul

And a story only you can tell.