John Mark  doodle down

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CATHIE'S CLAIM

This is Cathie's claim:

I love you.

How can words define

Boundaries?

She staked me out.  Marked

Carefully

Her territory.

Surrendered

I, but not without

A struggle.

I set aflame and

Cast adrift

Her sailing vessels,

Marooned her

On my continent

Forcing her

To explore my world

And conquer me.

I lost the battle,

Won the war.

She can make her claim--

I love you.