You made me think of mix tapes made by various friends over many decades, and seeing them differently, and their creators in different lights - everything from “bam” to “secretly gay.” Thank you.
I recently curated a playlist for my readers. That same week, two of them referenced mix-tapes in their posts. Now yours. The mix-tape gods are rallying for a revival!
Wonderful. Familiar. Moving.
This moves me. Resonant and beautiful.
Perfection!
Amazing ending! Damn that penultimate kiss anyway. That lover ain't never comin' back.
Gorgeous
I love this!!!❤️❤️❤️
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I love this poem. The couplets, the rhyming schemes, the "didn't go well and the sonic boom."
You nailed it.
Have you read Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Scheffield?
Great book.
You made me think of mix tapes made by various friends over many decades, and seeing them differently, and their creators in different lights - everything from “bam” to “secretly gay.” Thank you.
"the trust
and the lust"
-best couplet ever (even if applied to things other than sex).
So many different kinds of music..........
Damn, that’s good! Each stanza is a book.
Wow! Such a huge part of a generation’s love story. Love this one!!
I recently curated a playlist for my readers. That same week, two of them referenced mix-tapes in their posts. Now yours. The mix-tape gods are rallying for a revival!