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If I Hug

July 15, 2014
By lily9799 PLATINUM, Franklin, Wisconsin
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"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." -Voltaire

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Hugs. I hate hugs-
No I don’t, I love them-
The bordering suffocation and inability to escape
The cuddling and the feeling of being a bundle to keep safe
I love to be hugged really,
I just can’t hug back well-
My hugs are limp and I’m sure you wouldn’t think them swell-
But please just know I’m not not participating because I don’t love hugs,
I just like to be crushed and trapped without the work involved.

© Julia H., Lancaster, OH

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Poem 20 of 28 of my 'Late Night Poems' Collections
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