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Alone

from College by Eric Benoit

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I was alone in the world
I was disconnected from everybody around me
Nothing could make this better

I stood there, surrounded by people who were supposed to love me
People who do love me
And I thought to myself,
I am alone.

I was surprised by how much pressure it took to make the incision
And that made me feel safe
Because I had always thought of the body as so fragile
It was a scary time.
It's still scary.

And so, I rub my fingers over the healing cuts
Soon to be gone, I hope
Although possibly not
They'll always be present in me as part of me

I run my hands over them, and I feel the texture, the broken skin,
The skin is, that is just becoming new, renewed and healed

And I think of how I hid it from myself and from my friends
Wearing long sleeves,
Sometimes absentmindedly rolling them up
And then quickly pulling them back down to fix the mistake

It's still scary.

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from College, released June 16, 2017

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Eric Benoit New Jersey

Contact: eric@ericmbenoit.com

If you've ever stared at your computer and cried, or told Siri you were sad because you didn't have anyone else, but you kind of felt good about it, then you know what my music feels like.

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