Sweat drips
Eyes sting
Breath heavy
Hearts pound
Hands caress
Arms wrap
Legs shake
Bodies quiver
Minds race
Pulses too
Looks held
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Sweat drips
Eyes sting
Breath heavy
Hearts pound
Hands caress
Arms wrap
Legs shake
Bodies quiver
Minds race
Pulses too
Looks held
Faces blush
Smiles exchanged
Introductions needed
Questions asked
Answers given
Words by eyanj
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I’m such an awkward girl. I’m not quite comfortable inside of here. Inside my skin that is. Sometimes it doesn’t even feel like mine. I mean how could it be when it rubs and chafes against me so. Maybe when I was younger someone took my skin and replaced it with this ill-fitting thing. Too [...]
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When I was growing up, I would always watch television, movies, videos to see if I could find a girl who looked like me. Whenever someone would point out a pretty actress or singer, I’d always think to myself, “She doesn’t look like me.” Didn’t matter if she was black or white, light or dark, [...]


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