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Into the Drink Can I Bum a Cigarette

Not enough or to many drinks and to many cigarettes For so many demons to exorcise With only 1 set of lungs And only 1 liver To leech the poison from my past Until i ever so succinctly countless times recite this prayer of which i dream Before my eye's close and will is broken and i eventually pass out If i die before i wake I wish the lord my soul to take But why again would he ? If he has forsaken such in this life so far ? Only to awake to dawn approaching Freshly drenched with rain falling from a cold and grey unwelcoming sky Towing today's nightmare right behind it express delivery For i to think when the clouds and mist lift and clarity fleeting returns for a matter of seconds I did this to me no 1 else but on which myself to place blame This is 1 of life's travestys not a shame Surely there is a family or some poor soul out there far more deserving or would put to use the internal organs i am killing slowly to hide my pain But hey that's life i suppose ? We only value it when it's confirmed our time itself is running out Then i suppose we all inauspiciously start to care and profess we will miss everything So i suppose at the end of the day regarding said death the only question left worthy of asking is this ? Where i go to when i did do they have or must i bring my own Booze & Cigarettes ????

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Date: 8/5/2020 1:33:00 PM
Another great poem and aspect to life in general, owning up to making our own misfortune takes a lot of balls, most people blame everyone and everything for the hand their dealt, I stand accused but sometimes luck will change for the better Christopher, getting wasted is a temporary escape and boy we need it, cheers David
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 8/6/2020 2:06:00 PM
A temporary relief that gone unchecked David can lead to a permanent state or curse far worse. Cheers Fella ta
Date: 8/4/2020 6:42:00 PM
If I were dead I would definitely start drinking and smoking again. Are you familiar with Alden Nowlan’s poem Aunt Jane? This reminded me of that. xomo
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 8/6/2020 2:03:00 PM
Cheers P.T ta
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Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/5/2020 4:03:00 AM
“If I should die before I wake, I pray the lord my BODY take“ you betcha!
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 8/4/2020 7:29:00 PM
Managed to find it P.T Is the line i pray the lord my soul to take. Never in a million years would i ever have thought i would be referenced in the same breath or context as an actual real acclaimed poet. My Regards and Sincere thanks you leave me at a loss for words. Obliged and appreciative
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 8/4/2020 7:14:00 PM
Cheers P.T ill go look it up thank you. May i ask a favour of you after reading your amazing comment will you please read my poem Xxx 0 xxX it's the poem i am most proud of
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Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/4/2020 7:03:00 PM
No, he was a pretty famous Canadian poet. I just checked, there’s 3 of his poems up on soup, but not that one. I found a recording of it on Youtube... I don't want to spoil it for you by giving you the line ;)
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 8/4/2020 6:46:00 PM
No P.T is he a writter on poetrysoup ??? Funny made me laugh yes so very true its not going to kill you is it if your already dead Cheers ta

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