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your keys hit the couch

the door swung closed.

i didn't know what i was doing until my arms were wrapped around you.

the softness of your shirt,

the feeling of your chest,

the

 f r a n t i c

    beat

       of

         your

            h e a r t.

               your embrace as you held me,

  and let me calm.

                                            it felt natural.

i wasn't prepared when your soft hands

came

u

   p

to pry me away,

holding me at arms length

before letting go as if you weren't supposed to be there,

"the guest room is free."

                                               your voice, apathetic.