Possession — a poem

I can’t stand to be near you, and not look at you I can’t stand to look at you and not smile

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I can’t stand to be near you, and not look at you
I can’t stand to look at you and not smile

My thoughts escape me
I find myself just thinking of you

I get nervous
I try to hide it

and my desire for you increases
rapidly

I regretfully try to reorganize my thoughts
Block you out so I can continue my work

It is just impossible

It is impossible

You have possessed me

So I just give up
and joyfully think of you

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Originally published on Medium on 2023-01-19.