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Did I hear a suppressed sigh

Breaking in the depth of a bosom ?

Did I hear a drop of tear

Breaking on the steps of time ?

Did I hear a hesitant knock

On the cold threshold of fate ?

Are the lights dim on the path ?

Are you going to suffer alone ?

What broke thy heart lone sufferer ?

Unkindness, Death, Desertion ?

Did I hear a dull resonance

Of a heartstring, strained and snapped?

Did I hear a suppressed sigh,

Dying in the depth of a bosom ?