Repetition

ceiling fan clicks and two armed clock ticks should be stopped
but from time to time a statement comes along
that wants to be heard
again
like
I love you

the mind is a forgetful thing and needs to be reminded
where are the keys, my purse, where is my coat
because I forget
things
like
You love me

some things I need to be told over and over
and once more over again and again
as if my energy is
elsewhere
lost and alone

pull my strings, reel me in, hold me tight
and say the complicated things with feelings
important things
like
I love you
and I'll say
I love you
too