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I AM A NERD I AM A VERB I AM A PROPISITION I AM A NOUN I PRONOUNCE MY WORDS WITH SUCH CLARITY THAT YOU ALWAYS KNOW HOW I FEEL.I FEEL RAW I FEEL ASHAMED FULL OF DISGRACE BECAUSE I LET YOU SPIT IN MY FACE.I AM A BUM I AM A FREAK BETWEEN THE SHEETS I LIVE IN THE EDGE I SHAVE WITH NO SOAP I EATMY FOOD COLD AND DRINK MY BATH WATER.I LOVE TO BE NAKED BECAUSE NAKED IS FREE IM ALL ABOUT FREEDOM ALL DAY. I LOVE TO WRITE SO YOU CAN SEE WHO I AM I LOVE TO TELL YOU SECRETS SO YOU CAN RUIN OUR PLANS.I LOVE THE NIGHTTIME CAUSE NOONE SEES ME ILL SLEEP WHEN IM DEAD! IM COMFORTABLE IN MY SKIN AND MY SKIN IS THICK I LOVE BEING ALONE.ID RATHER LAY ON THE FLOOR SO I CAN LOOK UP AT YOU THEN TO LIE ON THE BED AND LOOK DOWN UPON YOU. SOMETIMES I MAKE SENSA OTHER TIMES I DONT I TELL THE TRUTH IN A JOKE BELIEVE MY OWN LIES.IM SCARED OF THE OCEAN BUT NEARLY DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS I SAY THAT I LOVE YOU JUST TO SEE YOUR REACTIONS THEN I WALK AWAY.IM A MESS BUT IM LIKE ALL THE REST ONLY I TELL WHAT YOU TRY TO HIDE.IM GAY AND IM HAPPY THATS NOT A SIN BEING FAKE ABOUT YOUR REALITY IS A WORLD YOU CAN LIVE IN!

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