Her

By C-L-S

I-

I     wish-

I wish         I-

I wish I             was-

I wish I was                loved-

I wish I was loved                  by-

I wish I was loved by                     you-

 

But-

But    it-

But it       will-

But it will         never-

But it will never           be-

But it will never be              me-

 

I-

I    wish-

I wish         I-

I wish I              was-

I wish I was                  her-

 

You-

You       love-

You love              only-

You love only                      her-

 

All-

All           of-

All of                        her-

 

Not-

Not             me-

 

Her-

 

 

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C-L-S

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17 years old

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