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Do Not
Please don't tell me that you will only ever associate me with guilt
That this is a feeling determined to latch on to you and never let go
Do not turn my fingertips into red hot steel that forces you to flinch when I touch you
Do not let my eyes morph into black holes in front of yours, making you look away
Do not squirm and writhe in my presence like your stomach must every time you see me
Do not hold on to that pang in your heart that appears when we talk
Do not play down the warmth of my embrace so much that I am stone cold up against you
Do not imagine me as your enemy to make it easier to turn your back on me
And do not let my memory become the subtlest bloom of happiness in a vast forest of remorse
