The bank of time

She laughed.
He started,
opened his eyes,
looked around him,
and wondered.
She laughed again,
and brushed the heartsease from her eyes.
She looked at him with love,
and fondled his ears.
Oberon isn't a real person, silly, she said.
But I am real, he replied, irritatedly.
Are you? she said,
kissing him.
And laughed again.
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