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Unwrap this butcher paper heart,
or simply tear it at the crease.
If you’ve no other use for it,
no need to keep it in one piece.

Smooth out this butcher paper heart.
Match ragged end to ragged end.
Turn it into a work of art,
or pen a letter to a friend.

Toss out the blood and guts within.
You said it seemed like a safe bet
I wouldn’t need them anymore.
Is that a poem or a threat?

Fold up this butcher paper heart:
one more for your fleet of paper cranes.
A love note bundled like a flag,
a childhood fortune telling game.

So scared you’d take your scrap away;
but darling, you did me one worse.
“Hang onto this till I get back.”
Is that a promise or a curse?

That albatross hung from my sleeve!
And just when I’d managed to part
with one I carried for so long:
another butcher paper heart.

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from In The Dark (Awake Of Course​)​, Vol. 1, released March 29, 2021
Amina Shareef Ali - vocals
Erika Oba - piano

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Amina Shareef Ali Oakland, California

Based in Oakland, California, Amina Shareef Ali performs songs of love and struggle, of pain and wonder, of loss and redemption. Lyrics by turns poignant and sardonic are set against a backdrop of American music both traditional and modern, from folk to punk to country to jazz to rock and roll. ... more

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