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Avoidance


Why can't I 

Hug him

In front of his friends 

I am warmed 

By hugs 

Not his 

But ones that only matter for a moment 

Not ones that keep me up 'till 4am 

thinking dreaming craving 

Ones that are my jacket 

Not my elixir 

He is aloof 

I am addicted 

To a lack of touch

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AngelP

Hello world of poetry! I utilize poetry as an escape from the stresses of my life, but more importantly because I love the way re-reading one of my written poems feels. It's like feeling what's really going on inside my cranium, the talent, the drive, the need to just spill loose thoughts. All of my poems are spontaneous bursts of thought that happen without much consensus to anything else I'm doing at the time. So enjoy and give feedback!

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