raw

my insides exposed
nerves vulnerable to all
touch
feeling
emotion
I shudder and shiver
at the slightest graze
a tickle sends a spazm
down
       my
          spine
a compliment inflates my head
like a balloon
a joke shoots uncontrollable laughter
through my body
a cold wind cuts through my
skin
like a knife
the yellow sun
warms my soul
the sound of waves
crashing on the shore
soothes my mind
heals the hurt
the saltwater
licks clean
all my wounds

I am weak and vulnerable
I am happy and naive
I am sweet and innocent

I am RAW

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