Waking Up



   I wake up from this dream and realize how alone I am and I think about the boys I know and the women who love me and the things I want -- to touch -- too close to touch -- and I am pulling away -- I am being pulled away -- as I sit and think of what to do next -- who to talk to -- to tell my secrets to -- to kiss -- too close to touch.

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