
Writing

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Shocked talking
Beep… Beep… Beep…
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The more I think
I walk.
I walk in my head.
In my brain,
My thoughts,
My feelings.
I look over
At your hand.
Hmm.
The more I think about it,
The more tingly I get.
Tingly?
Fuzzy?
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Shaking
Shaking
Shaking
Shaking.
Will I ever feel anything else?
Crippling fear.
Shaking.
I run to the bathroom.
Tears roll down my cheeks.
My eyes
Are empty.
My heart is, too.
Shaking.
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A pawprint in clay
All I have,
For everything.
A pawprint
In clay.
That's it.
Thousands of trinkets, toys, stuffies.
Folder upon folder of random junk.
Papers and pencils and packs of gum
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What now?
When the silences grow stone cold
And you don't fill in the gaps in conversation -
When I can't bring myself to change the subject
But we both know it has to be done -
When I can't find words,
For once in my life,
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I'm here
I'm sorry
I won't say why
because we both know
and we're both handling it differently
but I'm here
I'll be here for a very long time
so if you need me
just tell me
okay?
I'm here for you.