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title: somehow i know
author: Steven
date: 2004-09-07 03:12:58
categories:
- Musings
tags:
- poetry
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       somehow i know

       you would never have even spoken to me

       in high school



       and that makes you

       scary

       somehow



       i wonder

       as we talk

       about when i ripened

       in your eyes



       about when it became okay

       to be seen with someone like me



       holding you

       closely

       snuggled tightly

       together