Lessons From Cory

Cory swore off the needle, 

did his best for a while

to keep his beasts at bay, 

but @ thirty years old he gave in one more time, 

and death quickly came to snatch him away 

If you play in a viper pit,

can't be surprised when you get bit 

Best not to test it, and on that, 

that's all I have to say 

By: J.N.R Dutton
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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