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Illusion

by Georgia Douglas Johnson

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Oh! for the veils of my far-away youth, Shielding my heart from the blaze of the truth; Why did I stray from their foldings and grow Into the sadness that follows⁠—to know.

Impotent atom with desolate gaze Treading Life’s treacherous, intricate maze⁠— Oh for the veils, for the veils of my youth Shielding my heart from the blaze of the truth!

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