THE MIX TAPE POEMS
1: Eric
Jesus died for somebody’s sins,
but not mine. Thick heart of stone,
my sins my own.
It hit us like an act of God.
You peeled the dead skin off my heart.
We kissed until our lips bled.
I remembered how to write
at first, it's dark...
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at first, it's dark
then grey, then
all i see is a figure
on a hill to my left
who appears to be
hanging
from the tangled tree
i hear distress
& run closer to help
she's female
& young
& struggling to escape furiously
but the