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Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Fettered Affections

He was wrong in everything else,

But then he said "you're too softhearted"

I never thought of myself that way

And I remembered 2 years ago

When she said "you're playful"

I never thought of myself that way

I never constructed myself that way

But I don't construct myself anymore

And maybe he was right about me

Yet I'll never hear myself on the phone

Or look at my body with unfamiliar eyes

So no one knows me better than that "other"

And I have no choice but to take it hard.

I remember playing in the bathtub when I was young,

And how the warm, wet shower curtain felt on my skin.

ash @ 9:33 PM