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John Cusack

It's something we, guys, have all done. Made tapes for girls, trying to impress them, to meet them on a shared plane of aesthetics. Read them someone else's poetry because they do poetry better than you could do it, because you're too awkward to do it.

John Cusack

Poetry

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John Cusack is saying that many guys have tried to connect with girls by creating mixtapes featuring other people's poetry, hoping to seem more appealing or artistic than they feel they naturally are. This reflects a common feeling of awkwardness and the belief that someone else's words can express emotions better than their own.

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