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A Threatened Shrine ...

She wants to move in.
I've snuffed out a candle flame,
Pricked my thumb with a pin,
It's still incredible all the same.
Off the floor, the carpets rolled up,
No tract seems likely to sink;
The walls, rid of the paper make-up,
Haven't a sore gash, or chink.
The roof tiles, firm, not friable,
The skirting sans moisture;
The pillars, sturdy and reliable
To uphold the doting posture.
Yet, what of the weighty base?
I've to delve into its core design;
What if it awakens to efface,
My heart, and her in her shrine.

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