Touch.

Do not hold my hand because they are small but fat and I do not want you to feel that.

Do not run your fingers through my hair because it is dry and brittle and I do not want you to feel that.

Do not rest your hand on my thigh because the scars are raised and I do not want you to feel that.

Do not wipe my tears away with your thumb because the bags beneath my eyes are deeper than my words and I do not want you to feel that.

Do not caress my cheek because it won't fit in your hand and I do not want you to feel that.

Do not hold me close because I am too much and very cold and I do not want you to feel that.

Do not touch me at all because I do not want you to feel how wrong I feel and I only have control over my words,

and sometimes my thoughts

but never

my body.