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Brooklynn Coughlin
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Jefferson R-VII High School
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Grade 10
11:55am
We used to argue
every single night
while I laid in bed.
over who loved who more.
With every single
“I love you more,”
my heart sped up.
For a second
when you said,
“No, I love you more,”
I believed you.
Because my smile grew bigger
and the heavy weight on my shoulders
suddenly went away.
But, just as quickly as you,
I said,
“Nope, you don’t!”
And I bit my lip
waiting for the exact same response.
But then,
I snapped back into reality
when you were leaving
and these tears burned
and my heart slowed.
You shut the door behind you.
Finally,
I said,
“I was right. I did love you more”
- The Game I Never Wanted to Win.
brc.