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[heartfate]

During war, and wars at home.

[poetryslamming]

Raping innocent women and killing civilians is professional now? Beating up your girlfriends and wives is professional? Fuck, the world's gone to shit, then.

[heartfate]

The world's always been shit, someone's always been around to violate the innocent. The middle ground is a hard slate gray. I don't have to tell you that, you fight with words.

[poetryslamming]

Fucking wish I fought with swords instead.

[heartfate]

Guns are less messy. Not to mention killing people isn't as simple as those pieces of shit make it seem.

[poetryslamming]

Sometimes I'm not sure whether I'm really as murderous as my poetry would let on. Bet it's tough as fuck, actually taking a life.

[heartfate]

The weight of a life is heavier than your own. Once you take it, you can never go back to being the same person. You're a killer, always, after that.

[poetryslamming]

I'm not saying there are worse crimes than killing, I'm just saying there are more ways than one to kill a person. Making their fucking heart stop is just the one that pays the hardest time in jail if you're caught.

[heartfate]

Have you ever utterly ruined someone? Their entire life, not just ended it? Made an impression on them so damning and so deep they could never forget about you, ever?

[poetryslamming]

The answer you're looking for is no.

[heartfate]

Then don't start. You're right, that it isn't easy. And it never will be. So don't find out.

[poetryslamming]

I'll stick to murders by words, sure.

[heartfate]

Better for your soul in the long run.

[poetryslamming]

My soul is already so fucking shriveled, I wouldn't be losing much.

[heartfate]

You can only say that because you haven't gotten to that point. You lose a lot more than you know.

[poetryslamming]

You're the expert.

What car am I driving?

im so sorry hes so edgy

[heartfate]

Something inconspicuous.


A mini van.

[poetryslamming]

I guess I shouldn't have expected a Lamborghini for this shit.

[ J O K E ]

[heartfate]

On a poet's salary? Sorry, I thought we were being realistic.

[just, Asshole]

[poetryslamming]

Fuck you.

I'm an idealist, we set new bars.

[heartfate]

Didn't we just talk about setting the bar too low? You can do better.

[poetryslamming]

Okay, fine, I have fucking standards. I've been brought up in a capitalist world by neo-liberal parents, I've been infected from birth by this shitty need for materialistic things, the bigger, the better.

[heartfate]

You and everyone else in America. You can still do better.

And technically the van's bigger than your lamo.

[poetryslamming]

Shit, can't argue there.

Do I get instructions when I show up? I can listen and drink coke at the same time.

[heartfate]

Of course, I won't leave you hanging despite what you might think. There shouldn't be any trouble to worry about.