august 8th, 1999

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"but fire thought she'd really rather be water instead"

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     Don't feel like writing; am worn out, my muse put through the wringer after a long week of work.  just want a day of rest.  yes, that's it.

     Saw Daniel today- don't know about him, his hands massaging in a gentle non-threatening way, kind of sweet and caked w/ cheesey pick-up lines.  i'm still unsure of how i feel about him though...he's too good to be true.   i should love him, i should love him... (jones says: "don't settle for 2nd best."  what if he's the best but i'm unable to feel him? what if?)

     I should love daniel.  but i don't.

     my muse is nocturnal; she wrestles w/ these thoughts in my off-time, melissa falling out of chairs w/ the flip of a foot, red faced/ hair wild against brown carpeting.  she could grab him, craning her neck in a kiss; she would never let him go.

     i- i can't even hold on; my hands slip as ice slips to the touch; i lose because i try so hard.

     i want to love daniel.  but i can't.

     i don't know which rejection is worse.

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"maybe i didn't like to hear..."