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Afraid To Love

April 17, 2013
By the_dreamer42 BRONZE, Coconut Creek, Florida
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the_dreamer42 BRONZE, Coconut Creek, Florida
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&quot;A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.&quot;<br /> -Wayne Gretzky

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You said "hello."
I muttered back, "hey."

You looked me in the eyes,
while I studied your shoes.

You reached for my hand,
I draped my arms limply on your back.

It's not that I don't love you,
it's that I...do.

I'm just too afraid to hand you my heart, too afraid to love.

© Michelle B., Blairsville, GA

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