friends

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you said you didn't hate me but
i don't know what that means
if you cared you would find me
without fail, on my knees
begging to be comfortable
but the discomfort is internal
hotlines used to mean something
a strange voice picks up
i divulge my secrets to it
once the line cuts i realize
that voice is not my friend
it has a family and friends and
whatever else a voice entails
but now i feel so empty
like i want my secrets back inside me

a.m.

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