Love Poem: Awake
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Written by: Shahana Jackson

Awake

I mustn't give in 
yet every bone 
in my body aches
for me to stay 

Your kisses squeeze
the sense out of me 
every sensation 
is suddenly so 
intense 

I lie in my bed
thinking of the 
places that you
touched me.
I've never felt so
awake in my life.