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my touch has never turned anyone cold
except for this one time
i remember it clearly
she was looking at me, unsure
and the blue light from my speakers
was making a strand of her hair
and her eyes glisten at the same time
i was so lost in the moment - too lost, even
we weren't even touching..inches apart
just staring, remembering
there was this curiousity between us
that felt like electricity
and there was a decision to be made
it could not be avoided
give into the electricity, or let it pass
i was careless, i jumped in too quick
my fingers reached up and tucked
that strand of her hair behind her ear
and i felt goosebumps form right behind it
and her eyes changed, from warm
to afraid
and she said, 'i don't think you should do that'
but i did anyway

my biggest regrets are small yet perfect situations gone bad.