I figured. I guess it's just a kind of uncanny valley effect, because it reads so close to an actual meter that my brain automatically assumed it was just kind of funky in that regard.

I'm not sure what type of meter this is supposed to be in. It seems to start out with seven beats a line (excepting that first one) but then in the third couplet, it just flies right off the rails. I would find ways to rephrase things so that they flow better and have a more consistent beat.

I want to hold your hand    
   and I don’t even know you.    
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I want to squeeze your shoulders    
   and tell you, “things will work out.”    
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I want to wipe the tears from your cheek    
   and carry your pain.    
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I want to tear myself into tiny pieces    
   and give myself away.    
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I don’t want to be happy    
   without you.    
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- drew Evagreens - 



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