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I am the bird who loves you.
I belong to you completely.
If you love me, then say it.
Say it in one short breath
so I know that you're being real,
that you're being genuine,
that you aren't making a fool out of me,
that you won't clip my wings when I turn my back.
Say it in one short breath,
without any room for hesitation,
so I know that I'm not the only one who feels this way,
so I know that I am not alone in this all-consuming love,
the love that swamps me and overpowers me completely
like a perfume that I am drenched in,
like warmth that I bask in.
If you love me, then say it.
Wrap your love around my bones.
Give back to me my wings.
I am just the bird who loves you, after all.