I had only said it once before,
out loud, I mean, not actually to
the person
So, when I said it to you, it was
a risk–and I, risk averse.
I would take it back now
if I could
Because the pain is now
unbearable–
I should like to wall myself up
the way Montressor did to Fortunado–
Yes, bricked in for saying,
“I love you.”
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