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He laughed the laugh of oblivion
He chuckled the joy of innocence
Innocent ignorance of the present
Worryless care about the past
Shameless hope for the future

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She sighed a furrowed frown
A frown of intimate sadness
A guilty awareness of the present
Worried care for the blank future
Shameless despair for the written past