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Guess Everyone is Sorry Today

Submitted by ParisianTwist on July 6, 2008 - 22:59.

i.
I asked him if he liked strawberries, even though it's not what I really wanted to know.

ii.
It's not that I'm cold, it's just that I'm lonely.

iii.
I miss the tears you shed when we said our goodbyes.

iv.
I'd like to send you a letter, but I'm not sure I ever caught your name.

v.
my pen (my knife) is losing its sharpened edge.

6.
I'm sorry there's a faint hint of butterflies when you make me laugh.

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