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when we sit so alone
we’re with each other, and there is romance
in our togetherness and solitude
and i still have no idea who i am in relation to you
but my thoughts stir like butterflies
they even move into my stomach
and the words sparkle on my lips
like vaseline, for chapped-ness
and i have a cold, you get the germs
i’m so, i’m so sorry.
i will give you what you want
as long as you’re not lying
when you explain what that is
i will give you what you need
even if i can’t afford the guarantees
i’ll make an effort, i’ll try.
and the guilt dances across my face
like red koolaid on white carpet
i don’t know what to say to her
but we were really doing nothing wrong
i need someone to hold on to.