This is my first submission, and probably the only one, since this is the one thing that I have no plans at all to get published. I really don't care if you're nice or not, but please do comment. Formatting is a little weird with this, because fictionpress really didn't want me to have a regular line break for the last line.

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take a deep breath

and try to stop the tears

sigh quietly

and try to stop

the shuddering

raise your head

and bare your neck

we will not harm you

we will not touch you

we will stand and stare

and mock and laugh

and watch you

as you cry

and as you beg

for action

but we will not move

we will not touch you

we will deny your pleas

and watch you instead

as you stare and sob

and cry for us

because you know

that even though

we are your enemies

any touch

is better than none

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we will not touch you