Love Poem: Hit
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Written by: Melani Udaeta

Hit

I’ve been hit with a mack truck,
or maybe i’ve just been punched in the gut;
Being brave is a recipe for pain;
Better to slice up your thoughts, 
may keep you relatively sane. 

I’ve been sent to the gas chamber,
my hearts at a million beats a minute; 
Why can’t it just short circuit?
I’m done with every bit of it. 

Slice up my lip,
make sure you leave a scar; 
Just wipe my memory clean 
with that can of kerosene; 

Sever the ties between my heart and my head, 
tug o war is no way to treat a friend;
l swear you take that knife to my heart, 
I promise to never bleed on you again.