Can you believe how painfully childish

It is to desperately crave a connection

To a complete stranger

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To fall in love in the streets

An accidental swoon

A beautiful love at first sight

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Life is not like the movies

It's more complex, it's ugly

With awkward limbs, unsure

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Can you believe how we desperately crave

Something closer than friendship

A melding of bodies

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Not the kind that you learn of in health class

But the beautiful satisfaction of knowing

This person? This is my person.

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Life is not as romantic

It's more sharp, a cutting thing

That can slice through your mask

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Blood drops drip the counter

And you are forced to remember

We all are human, too.