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Just One More
July 23, 2010
Just one more swig of rum
Just enough to dull the pain
Just enough to numb
Woke up, head crazed like a zoo
Hid his breath with mints and gum
Needs work to support his family of two
Could not stop the bottle
To the monster he did succumb
At the pretzels near the bar, he did not leave a crumb
Shame how the years have gone by
An alcoholic bum
Keg of beer and a hitchhikers thumb
In each city you grow sicker
Struggle everyday to hold your liquor
Life in shambles from the flask
Not even a deceiving mask
Abusing that rum…
What a detrimental task
© Candace R., Mt. Pleasant, SC
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