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Three little words have strings

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Crystal Jackson
Feb 23, 2022
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Three little words have strings

Photo by Ant Rozetsky on Unsplash

I always knew
Three little words
Had strings
I spent half my life 
Wrapped up in them
The other half
Cutting myself free

Once, I thought — 
Oh, foolish girl — 
The words were finally free
I trusted 
In their promise
Before the truth
Was revealed to me

Three words given,
I still remember,
Then carefully red…

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