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BROKEN RECORD
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


Like a stray dog with no one to share
I quietly meander hoping someone will care
But that won’t happen I’ll just rail in despair
I’ll just go over to Vic’s take my usual chair

Some folks look at me, their disdain so easy to spot
That’s the visual comment thrown at a hopeless sot
They don’t know and don’t care, I’ve also forgot
What caused my hopes and dreams once fresh, now rot

Set them up barkeep and leave the bottle 
There are pains of the past I need to throttle
Memories of warmth, joy, all now in a muddle
Were they real?, not sure, I tend to befuddle 

Barkeep bring me more ice and a fresh glass
I miss the old gang, after downing a few, they’d pass
But I would stay on til the place closed down
Staggering in public, falling, a hapless clown

We use to meet, lift a few, laugh and tell jokes
I never realized that fun was a sham on us folks
And especially me
I never realized I was a contributor to all those lies
We were all pretending wearing a false disguise

We were nonchalant, funny and acting cool
We had a great audience, oh, so easy to fool
What was eating our souls was never displayed
Same people, different faces, a drunkards masquerade

Make it a double martini, barkeep omit the vermouth
The more I examine myself the closer I come to the truth
There are occasions when I contemplate  the ugly fact
That I’m an alcoholic, bottoms up, I’ll drink to that

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