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Awkward…

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I’m awkward,

sorry,
I’m awkward.
All elbows and knees and oversized feet,
crashing into immovable objects
for lack of depth perception.
I just want to make friends, connect -
talk until my lips fall off about anything
and everything,
and nothing all at once.
I wear my heart on my sleeve,
hyperfixate and overshare.
But the world is so big,
there are so many strangers -
who could be friends,
who might want to be friends,
who might also be looking too.
I push over furniture, stand on tables,
and yell into the void:
Is anyone out there?
If you’re lost,
or lonely,
or confused,
or overwhelmed,
or maybe just awkward too -
Here
take my hand.
At this table there are no strangers,
only friends we haven’t met yet -
lots of them.

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Conk’s Brain PodcastBy Deedre Conkey