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Subject: Touch Me
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Date: Fri, 25-Nov-83 23:49:39 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 25 23:49:39 1983
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			Touch Me

Touch me--in secret places no one has reached
before, in silent places where words only interfere,
in sad places where only whispering makes sense.

Touch me--in the morning when night still clings,
at midday when confusion crowds upon me, at twilight
as I begin again to know who I am, in the evening
when I see you and I hear you--best of all.

Touch me--like a child who will never have enough
love for I am a girl who wants to be lost in your
arms, a woman who has known enough pain to love, a
mother who sometimes is strong enough to give.

Touch me--in crowds when a single look says everything,
in solitude when it's too dark to even look, in absence
when I reach for you through time and miles.

Touch me--when I ask, when I'm afraid to ask.

Touch me--with your lips, your hands, your words, 
your presence in the room.

Touch me--gently for I am fragile, firmly for I am
strong--often for I am alone.

Unknown, Ohio Mensa, Toledo Ohio Mensa, D. Crayne, Ed. Dec 73
shared by Carolyn Downey
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