I Love You Lul

And she cried Tears burning down her face With eyes blazing into me Tearing me into halves And I remembered— Looking down at myself in the pool Where she opened the window a thousand times To wave to me, Goodnight “I love you lul” she shouted “I love you too” I replied Going to sleep I woke up and sat on my desk She came to me again Kissed me on the cheek “I love you lul” she spoke “I love you too” I replied Going upstairs, sitting on my laptop She came to me again and again and……again I love you lul, I love you lul Those words that uttered in my ear That made up my day Just as she came to kiss me again on the cheek “Don’t” I said, “Your voice is fading, and you may infect me” “But….”she replied “I’m not sick, I’m not sick” “No you are!” “Get away from me!” As I sent her away, with tears dripping down her face “I loved you lul” She cried, after all she’s a nine year old kid, she must cry I went to her bed, found her crying still “Don’t cry 7bibi Juju” I uttered “I love you, don’t cry” She clang to my shirt and hugged me Tears still streaming down her face “I love you lul” But those were tears of happiness, of delight “I love you too” I spoke