we were sitting in the kitchen
when you stopped talking and leaned in
to me kiss me
someone somewhere once had said
there are living people who feel dead
figuratively
your heart was beating
and you were breathing
but there’s much more to living than that
I had such a frightening thought
that I almost needed you
thanks for reminding me why
I need to stop giving my self
to these people who
tell me their problems and kiss me
and look in my eyes like I can solve them
you told me you were lonely
and you told me you were nervous
and you said that you felt anxious
then why’d you kiss me you tell me
as you listed off insecurities
I realized what you never meant to me
we were never something special
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