V is for Vulnerable

what is the point
in knowing how I feel?
scared and alive
that's what it is

vulnerable
this is the only
information I have
this and the fact
that all total strangers
seem closer to me

I disturb myself
knowing that
given the choice
I'd put them all
at a familiar distance
in order to walk around
pretending
I know something more

© 2009-2010 Benjamin Dean

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