Butterfly poetry collection
Innocence and Guilt: Poetic Reflections
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Purity and Blame:
Innocence is purity, clear and bright,
Guilt blame, a shadowed light.
One holds with a tender grace,
The other weighs, a heavy place.
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Naive and Remorse:
Innocence naive, fresh and true,
Guilt remorse, a sorrowful view.
One believes with an open heart,
The other regrets, torn apart.
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Virtue and Burden:
Innocence virtue, pure and free,
Guilt burden, a heavy plea.
One embraces with a gentle cheer,
The other lingers, drawing near.
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Purity and Remorse:
Innocence is purity, fresh and clear,
Guilt is remorse, drawing near.
One trusts with an open heart,
The other hides, in shame apart.
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Naivety and Blame:
Innocence is naivety, untainted and bright,
Guilt is blame, a shadowy night.
One lives free in light's embrace,
The other bears, a hidden face.
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Pure and Tainted:
Innocence, a heart so pure,
Guilt, where shadows must endure.
Innocence, with eyes so bright,
Guilt, it weighs with heavy might.
Comparisons
Both together, shape our soul,
In their balance, we are whole.
Innocence and guilt, entwined,
In their dance, the heart defined.
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