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God
Give
Us
A
Brain         He      expects
Us

To

Use

It
Why
is it

people
ask
for the
truth

But
they
never
believe
you

They
rather
believe
a lie?

So
I ask
you
why?
12-15-24
FYI
This was taken from a childhood memory. When I was 16 years old, I ran away from home. My father was out of town on business and the evil stepmom was abusive. I actually went to the church and slept on a pew. I didn’t mean to sleep there all night, but I felt safe. The next day when I told my stepmother where I was, she didn’t believe me ,she imagined I was up to no good. I finally said believe what you want and walked away.
Gazes magnetically meet
Across the crowded room
A slight touch of hands as we
Pass through the hallway
I steal a kiss when
No one's around

P.s. no one can know
About a girl I hurt a lifetime ago...
All my life, I have had a problem with maintaining eye contact.

They say the eyes are the mirror of the soul.

The only times I don't have this problem are when I'm enraged with someone.

It was so bad when I was a child that I couldn’t even watch the news on TV because I thought the newsreader was looking at me.

Deep shame was the cause.

Thanks, Dad.
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