I Should Have Said

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Love me right now

In the darkness of my blankets your fingers call to me
Curled and scratching at my spine

And I am crying
I don't know why

I just need you to love me

Love me right now
Before I start thinking

Before I wake up

In the light of my phone screen your name will just be a name
Familiar like the shape of your Adam's apple

I am crying

You don't know why
And neither do I

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