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Created on: July 12, 2010
It's one of those funny, irksome things you do
When you're anxious or nervous
You can't sit still, so you have to fidget
With something, anything that's within your reach
A set of keys, a book, or the TV remote
I know that something's wrong, it's time to talk
When the lamp next to your seat flickers
On and off
On and off
At the behest of your twitching fingers.
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