there's something electric inside of me
it's the kind of electricity
to make my eyes widen
and my heart speedily race
every time a man
moves too quickly
or when i see
a masc-presenting person
out my window
harmlessly walking down the street
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electricity in my bloodstream.
there's something electric inside of me
it's the kind of electricity
to make my eyes widen
and my heart speedily race
every time a man
moves too quickly
or when i see
a masc-presenting person
out my window
harmlessly walking down the street