Nothing has to change

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I’ll return your words,
place them back into your careless mouth.
I’ll pretend you never said you loved me,
erase the memory of your touch.
Nothing has to change.
I’m good at pretending and
even better at settling.
Let's go back to when
we were nothing more than friends
Nothing has to change
I need you,
even if it is a lie.