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sept

i show my affection in subtle ways
by touching your arm
or laughing at that joke that you tell seven times a day
by giving you my last bit of french fries
or telling you something i saw earlier that made me think of you
by smiling at you as much as possible
or even pretending that i hate you

it's hard to catch my affection
it comes and goes quickly
and it's like trying to catch a butterfly
small but beautiful,
but delicate and easy to lose