tense

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(am, love, do, now.)

your jaw is lax. you hold my cheek. your eyes are so warm that i melt like a chocolate bar.  


"i am in love with you" 

"i love you" 

"i'll do this for you" 

"yes, even now." 


(were, loved, did, then) 

i see a muscle twitch in your jaw. your hand is at your side. your eyes are so dark. when did they get so dark? i was always particular about grammar, about words. could you blame me? they were all i had 


"we were together" 

"i loved you" 

"i did, i did love you" 

"back then" 




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