you

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you're my little secret;
the thing my parents
don't know about.

they don't understand
why I care for you so deeply
nor the love that we share.
they tell me to let go;
to take a step back.
but how can I?

how I wish
I could share you with them,
to feel able to talk with my mom
about the birds and the bees;
to talk with my father
how he would love to meet you.
but I can't.
I can't let them know about you.
how it pains me so...

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