Riposte + 

Love is like water or the air + 

my townspeople; + 

it cleanses, and dissipates evil gases. + 

It is like poetry too + 

and for the same reasons. + 

Love is so precious + 

my townspeople + 

that if I were you I would + 

have it under lock and key⁠— + 

like the air or the Atlantic or + 

like poetry! + 