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I Don'T Love You

I do not love you and I never will 
Your face and lines read like a book from hell
You stamp out the light from the stars above
And proceed to consume the souls of love
I refuse to concede to all your whims
By grace I escaped in the knick of time

Copyright © John Kristopher Mathis | Year Posted 2019



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Pig Pen

Standing naked in front of the mirror
Trying so hard to find the zipper on this costume
This fat suit!
This skin I'm forced to live in
So I can, finally, step out and set down
The burdens of the sins that my skin has committed 
I look at my reflection in the eyes
"I really don't hate you - I just need space"
I need space from the very "thing" that I myself created
The fat little greed monster that eats attention like a snack cake
The same pathetic whore that confuses lustful affection for a tender, loving, heartfelt embrace
The very same ugly troll standing naked in front of the mirror

Copyright © John Kristopher Mathis | Year Posted 2019

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Lay With Me

Lay with me on the grassy hillside 
Tell me everything your heart hides
Amidst the wildflowers in the meadows 
Kiss me softly with innocent restraint
Let's play games in the fields together
And soak up the sun until he gets tired
As the day begins to close and the moons starts to rise
Whisper your love under the cover of darkness
Then sleep with ease and be at peace
For tomorrow, we will live this dream again

Copyright © John Kristopher Mathis | Year Posted 2019

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A Memory

I thought I felt your touch on me again 
The ghost of distant memories returned
Returned to look me in the eyes and prove
That I'll never really be over you 
And with the shock the phantom touch brought me
Arrived the frost a lonely heart runs from

Copyright © John Kristopher Mathis | Year Posted 2019


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