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May 2018
Your sweet compliments
bring a flutter to my knees.
It's not out of politesse
that I smile and say, "Oh geez."

In your presence, I feel at ease,
though my mouth feels like cottage cheese.

Saying such things out loud is hard.
For me, this has always been my guard.
Jo Barber
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Jo Barber  22/F
(22/F)   
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   MM and laura
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