Railroad Tracks
Railroad Tracks
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Down by the riverside under the bridge are the masses
of those who have chosen to throw in the towel
Although labels are not mine to place on anyone
These broken discarded shells converge in the revel
Willingly donning the titles blindly playing the roles
Junkies, winos, dealers lets not forget the sluts or whores
Each day I pray that at least one could find the will to live
But reality is a harsh mistress, as I bait my hook with shrimp
Realizing that what I do to the snook isn't so different from
their wasted lives drinking, the poison rotgut and making love
to their mistress crack
Very few that are hooked ever live to tell the tale
There by the railroad tracks the wasted existence has only
the promise of an untimely death
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