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lyrics

Untitled – Alicia

Trying not to think about
Y.O.U.

Can’t say Y.O.U.R. name anymore
Or whether it starts with
A, B, or C

And who in the hell ever said
This was easy

Trying not to think about Y.O.U.
But that’s a bit strange,
Because that’s the unspoken promise
Imprinted on each of our hearts
Along with the words
“I Love Y.O.U.”

But those words
Are so sharp, toxic, dangerous.

I love…
Rip

I love…
Break

I love…
Crack

I love…
Blow the fire out…

1,2,3
blastoff
Y.O.U.

And just before the glowing embers
Begin to die

You whisper to it
The air from your lips
A puff of smoke

And it starts again

Because sometimes
The same words fell
From my mouth

And I’m sorry
And I’m trying not to think
About Y.O.U.
Because your hands are so
Soft

And your eyes
Lie without thinking
And make me think
It’s not that bad

And I’m trying not to think about
Y.O.U.

Because the names you call me
Stupid
Ugly
Worthless

And I’m trying not to think
About Y.O.U.
Because that one time
You grabbed me
Just a little bit too hard

But your hands are so soft…

And I don’t know who
I’m gonna love
Or whether his name’s gonna start with
A, B, or C.

1, 2, 3 blastoff
But you…
Forgot about me

And that part’s easy.

credits

from Slam Poetry Club @ Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences, released May 31, 2013
Written and performed by Alicia

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