pick a partner

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pick a partner
or work alone
it's meant to be a choice
a simple, harmless, everyday
choice, but i'm scared
i'm too scared to get out
of my seat and approach
one of the only two people
in this stuffy, crowded room
i'd really like to talk to
and get to know
like passing spirits
in this short, insignificant
existence

they are also
working alone
we are the only
three people in
this room who
haven't moved an inch
who haven't picked a partner

was it a simple
choice for them?
or are they scared
of me as well?

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