I love the way she feels inthe curve of my arm. I loveher unpretentious beauty, her intelligence, her nerve. But could I ever love her? The concept of falling in loveis completely foreign, something I can’t bring myself to accept. Her hair pillows my cheek and her hand on my leg is warm. I care about you, Conner, and I hate to see you hurting. I want to respond but can’tfind the pretty words I need. Ellen Hopkins
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The final lines of this poem also contain the most powerful statement in the entire piece. The speaker is close to Conner, but he can't bring himself to "love". That's because he believes that love shouldn't be something that can be forced. He believes that it shouldn't be something that's forced by words or actions.

It should be something that happens naturally, by chance, or if it should happen at all. And so, even though Conner has everything he needs to fall in love with this girl, he can't do it because he thinks it's wrong to do so.

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