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Yet, I don't think you are sure How to find the intimacy that You desire But, are lacking With the people with whom which You choose to surround yourself Despite the many people in your life Who profess to love you Who tell you they care about you Some of those people Betray the words that part their lips Through the actions that follow their declaration Keeping everyone at arms length Even the people Who have walked with you Through life's sometimes treacherous journey For many years That should have been given the opportunity That deserved to have the privilege To know you the best The real you Never truly were Given the chance to completely Know you inside and out True love will always forsake you If you do not open yourself up completely To another person Love cannot grow Without giving yourself Freely, without hesitation And sharing your innermost thoughts And secrets But, so much of yourself has never been revealed To the people whose only wish was to know you And to love you and be close to you Keeping people at a distance Gives yourself some protection Or at least the illusion of such Because even at a safe distance Others have still been able to Penetrate your exterior To bring you joy And to crush your soul When parts of yourself are kept Closed to others You never experience all the beauty And lasting jubilance that True love and intimacy Will bring you If you open up the path Allowing it to enter your arena
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