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The Walk Ver3

The Walk          part 1

Tired of it all
The bottle empty did fall
On the third floor
I looked out
Skeptical
Of the distance
Fatal or just painful?

I have had enough pain
Looking out, it began
To rain
For my final walk
I took an umbrella
I was that kinda fella

Strolling down the avenues and streets
The bridge called Freedom nearing my weary feet
I walked up and halfway across
Looking at the darkness swirling in my head
The river I am sure would consume me dead

So I jumped




The Bridge          part 2


Over to the side, as a car flashed by
Why that was close, close to die
As I stared down the murky river black
I decided not now
I will walk on back
On the avenue called Destiny
A robber jumped out
Your money or your life! He cried
I had left my wallet at home you see
Not thinking an identity would matter much to me
The robber seemed to disbelieve
As the gunshot rang out
I fell on top of my own irony


So I jumped

Walking Back Home       part 3

Up
Brushed off my coat
He was a bad aim and was not about
Ran off scared into the city night
Even robbers, are born with fright
I was none the worse for the wear
Couldn’t wait to climb up those three floors of stairs
The sanctuary of my solitary lair
Death was just not in the cards tonight
Rum and the rabbit 
Left to fill me with delight
My drunken stupor, I fell asleep in my chair
Until with a jolt, tumbled onto the cold hard floor 
With drunken flair
Death was in the air

So I jumped
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March 19, 2017 at 12:46 PM
Woooo, suspense :)
Callus Avatar
March 19, 2017 at 9:23 AM
:) Still keeping us in suspense...
Wanter Avatar
March 18, 2017 at 7:03 PM
What a fine writer you are!!!!!
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March 18, 2017 at 7:06 PM
I once had a friend, victim of domestic abuse, who decided to drown herself. She put on her yellow slicker, hat, and galoshes and headed to a nearby lake. She shocked herself into knowing her insanity, and lived to laugh and tell the tale.
Smith Avatar
March 18, 2017 at 4:52 PM
Bravo Arthur...Perfect trifecta
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