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RELATIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP: ONE

When I thought I loved you,
I didn't.

When I thought I didn't love you
I did.

When I loved you, I did. When I didn't
I did. And I do.

RELATIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP: TWO

Feeling smug, I wrote a poem.
But, later, it didn't look right
So I changed it.

Not a lot; just a little; enough
To make you understand that
Even though you're not the only girl in the whirl
You're not exactly my sister either.

RELATIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP: THREE

If someday somebody finds this
And, upon wondering what it is all about,
Sets out to translate it into Chinese
Or Arcturan III whistle language,
It won't matter.

I only wanted to say
"I love you".