Give and Take -
by Erik Smith
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give me the time
i'll give you a crime
not as heartless as humanity
not as unbelievable as christianity
but as fun as killing your parents
i have plenty of hate to spare
here's the knife now take a shot
make a mark across my chest like a tear
kill me too, hey, why the fuck not
i have become
torn myself down
and everybody else
picked up interesting pieces
watched as it melted
remembered how i've felt
and forgot about the peace
then smiled as it became
a new being
ready to explode
ready to start over
hating what i've become
destroying and rebuilding
hating and forgiving
then killing killing killing
apologizing then repeating
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