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title: 'may i know you'
url: 'https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/may-i-know-you'
markdown: 'https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/may-i-know-you.md'
date: '2026-04-13'
description: 'why when captured by your gaze do all thoughts retreat from my mind. artifice and pretense melt away revealing truths both unseen and unspoken. i am left without words. may i know you better?'
taxonomy:
  tag:
    - thoughts
    - poetry
---

# may i know you

## [may i know you](https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/may-i-know-you)

    13th Apr 2026   [thoughts](https://stevenjaycohen.com/tag:thoughts#body-wrapper) [poetry](https://stevenjaycohen.com/tag:poetry#body-wrapper)  

why when captured by your gaze do all thoughts retreat from my mind.

artifice and pretense melt away revealing truths both unseen and unspoken.

i am left without words.

may i know you better?

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