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[xxxfaithxxx]

Shifting sands
across the plain of friendship
deceive like a mirage
does a traveler in the dunes;
the water of constancy
quenches thirst falsely,
and I drew too close
ere I noticed it was gone.
Lies are bought and sold
more dearly
than the purest piece
of crystalline truth;
mistakes are made
at bargain price,
but an apology costs too much.