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I Should Have Said

CLS Sandoval

I said Love. That’s what I wanted to say
But I should have said something like ‘lurv’
There was something tugging at the corner of my heart
Then he got bored with my clichés
There were a few, several, a dozen
Moments I could have corrected myself
Somewhere mothers on the playground were watching their little girls and boys
Hoping there would be no scraped, skinned, scarred knees
I practically chased him behind the tree and turned to get his kiss—peck on the cheek
He took me by the hand and I said I’d never let go
But I said too much

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