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connection

distance
stay away for instance
keeping myself in my radius
leading life so tedious

i'm confident being independent
people tell me to feel otherwise
fitting in is a lame investment
definitely the path for the unwise

on a rainy day she's awake
sleepy eyes glued on screen excited
another day she spent awake
they say another day alienated

oh dear
that one sentence grabbed all her attention
the word she's been yearning all year
while longing for companion

In fact, what she needed was not less social connection, but connection that felt more meaningful.
(Cacioppo & Patrick, 2009)

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