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She penned "I like you" for "I love you."
He scrawled "I like you" to cheer her
And promised a single date.
But she heard "I love you!"
His white lie hurt her
More then he knew.
But still they
Remained
Friends.
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Aww, that sucks. 😢 But at least they are friends. Excellent poem .
Spectacular poem