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The Myth About the Cherry Tree

There is a myth at my school,
about the cherry tree behind it.
If you confess to your love underneath,
You will forever be together.
I believe in the myth.
The myth about the cherry tree.

I see this guy
around my school.
We're in the same class.
He's talked to me a couple of times.
I don't really keep count.

He got a note from a secret admirer.
The secret admirer is me.
I really hope the myth is true.
The myth about the cherry tree.

Later that day,
I go around the tree
and wait for him to arrive.
When he does,
I step aside
and ask for a moment of his time.

With my face alight,
I hold out the letter to him.
Please, please let the myth be true.
The myth about the cherry tree.

Later that day,
I walked away
from the cherry tree alone.
My eyes are red.
My feelings are gone.
I cry:

"The myth was wrong!"

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