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This is my black Christmas I have nothing left to lose I’m a bare footed white walker with no shoes It’s okay burly guy don’t cry I’ve found my southern comfort here in this brown bagged bottle of booze If you offer me a buck or two I’m not inclined to refuse These street are made for walking So I tip toe talk carefully Knowing people don’t like what they see This ain’t who I want to be My tummy is a warm kinda queasy but in my bones I’m cold as hell and my butt is turning into a freezie I wish I had your good life man this ain’t nowhere near easy Especially now that the snow’s comin and the sky’s icy breezy. There up ahead that’s my get away place that bar you call sleazy But I get a beer for a buck with a big bag of cheeses. Oh and the dancers are pretty and I smile when they tease me It helps me forget for a bit Because time’s my worst enemy and I’ve got nowhere else to be When they close her down I’m back on the street Walking along with my flip flop beat Cold feet nothing to eat Imagining a bed With a cover and sheet You won’t look me in the eye I’m a nobody that no somebody wants to meet So enjoy your white Christmas Don’t give me or this place another thought be thankful for what you got Be satisfied man whether it’s a little or a lot Hand made or store bought You sleep in a warm bed not a shelter cot Meanwhile I’ll pray That if life leads you this way you never have to stay If you got kids teach them right, okay Take time to be with them and play Put them on the right pathway Cause I too lived like you once but that’s a story for another day. By Richard Lamoureux Written November 28th 2019
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