GOA70 – Happy Birthday Amira
Guardians Of Atlanta 70
(Happy Birthday Amira)
During the week that Amira waited
For her 18th birthday,
She hid away with The Guardians
She no longer felt like a stray.
In the Castelle, her brand new friends
Kept special watch out for her.
And in the presence of William,
She felt doubly assured.
So on Amiraâs birthday,
Amira woke up to see,
William at the foot of her bed
And she smiled with utter glee.
She wiped the sleep out of her eyes
And he handed her a gift.
William: âHappy birthday, Amira.
Itâs good your birthday was swift.â
Amira smiled but didnât reach
For the brightly wrapped package.
Instead she looked into his eyes.
Amira: âI need nothing lavish.
The home that youâve given me here is enough.â
William: âIâm sorry for how I was cruel.
Will you forgive me for being unloving?
I was such a fool.â
Amira: âOf course I forgive you Will.
Do you even have to ask?
Forget about all of that now.
Itâs all completely in the past.â
William: âWell if youâre going to live here now,
You know youâre going to have to work.
But thankfully youâre amazingly strong
Thanks to your little quirk.â
Amira: âJana JukembariâšIf I remember correctly?â
William: âWhat do you say Amira?
Please answer me directly.
I know itâs a lot to take on faith but-â
Amira: âPlease! A thousand times yes!
William, if it wasnât for you itâd be a no.
This much I have to stress.
You make me stronger than Iâve ever felt.
And if I must copy people,
I want it to be someone like you.
Someone who doesnât make me feel feeble.
And I know we only met last week,
So Iâll put this mildly.
William, I will follow wherever you lead.
I trust you entirely.â
William smiled, nodded, and blushed.
William: âWell donât come out yet.
Weâre still getting your party ready.
Cyrus and Bobby are working hard on it.
I better go help them now.â
Amira: âAlright, my blessed knight.â
Amira snuggled up back into her bed,
And William turned off the light.
He left the room and Cyrus
And Bobby were standing there.
Cyrus: âSo howâd it go?â
Asked Cyrus while playing with her hair.
William: âSheâs in.â
William beamed still thinking about
What Amira had said.
Bobby: âWow dude. youâre head over heels!â
Cyrus laughed and agreed.
Cyrus: âYup.â
William: âIâm only going to ask this once.
Will you two shut up?â
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