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…There, but for the grace of God go I… Is a thought I oft used to think As I cast a hasty, judgmental eye Roundabout the coffee shop And o’er the brim of my morning drink …I used to judge those so-called ‘sorry souls And ascribe to them sad histories In blissful ignorance that Some were likely looking back And doing the same to me …Yet with a superior sense of satisfaction Would I sip my McDonald’s morning brew Until some hapless soul would draw my attraction Ah yes…this sorry soul will do …I would focus in and build upon My narrative about this sorry soul Whose life seemed sad and almost gone Down into life’s rabbit hole …Oh the trials and ordeals That this man must daily feel The sting of outrageous misfortune That Fate of late has shared with him More than his fair portion …Alas my coffee is quaffed My imaginative narrative done I’ll likely see this man (my star) no more And I wonder who the morrow’s Protagonist will be As I walk out through the door …Tomorrow will dawn a brand new day I’ll sip my Senior brew and sigh Select a new star for my newest play (I think I shall title this one like all the others) …“There but for the grace of God go I…” …
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