Best Hard Luck Poems

You make me want to believe in something;
That’s not easy;
Not when you’re used to a hard luck story
covered in spikes and blackened hearts; 
You make it easy to have faith;
What is it about you?
I hope I’m not a pebble on your covered road; 
I hope...

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Well sister works a job in town
Joe sits there without a sound
Mama sets the bread to brown
And it's not enough to go around

Papa died last Friday eve
He was sick all winter long
Weren't too many there to grieve
But who's to say his going was wrong

His hard...

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