Low Down

1/15/21 If you didn't, you better know now Nearly always around smoke clouds I was or I wasn't oath bound Often telling me, I got no grounds And that I need to slow down I roam around Or am homebound With a new dog or old hound Made noise, or no sound Just giving you all the low down It was kept silent or spoke aloud Going solo or with the whole town It was false or accurately wrote down Just the way it goes down Because of what goes around Another showdown And throw down From the hometown To far beyond here to Motown Bumped into you in the food aisle It's good to see you smile In a world that can be too vile I've been developing a new style Got to cover much more than a few miles What I seek to accomplish, is in a huge pile Of loose tiles Since I was a schoolchild Going through trials The patterns cease or continue to cycle I've been thinking often And battling a drinking problem Sinking to the bottom My mom reminding me, it's just bringing me to the coffin Similarities or not a single thing in common It's rather obvious Having difficulty stopping this And on making accomplishments There was complete honestness Or broken promises It was easy or onerous One thing I do is honor it Remaining humble and anonymous