Broken gimmick

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It belonged to you,
this token of your heart
I proudly called mine.
We used to play
tug of war
until the bell's chime.

Some day I
actually convinced you
to let me win the game
and I thought I won at life
when I first called you mine.

Some how I
actually found my heart had
swapped with yours
for it felt tugged and rugged
by this rigged game.

It belonged to you,
the victory of the heart
I wore on my sleeve
and so did its
pliant destruction.

You tattooed on me
the word FIN.

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