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say it

by lDieTrying

I want you to say no, I want you to reject me.
I want you to say yes, I want you to want me.

Anything but this, 
stuck blinded in the midst,
no sense of direction,
struggling to contain my affection.

You pull me in and then shut me out,
I can never tell what any of it’s about.
How far does this go?
That’s all I want to know.

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