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I stumble

August 5, 2013
By Thepoetryguru DIAMOND, Cookeville, Tennessee
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Slowly I stumble up
The staircase
I fall a step back
Only to stumble two steps forward

The bottle in my hand
I take a sip
It's empty
I throw it over the railing

Crash!
Against the floor

It doesn't phase me as I try to make it to bed
It's been a long day
This has been a terrible day

When I see her
I don't know what I will do
For the day I see her
May be everyone's last

I stumble up the stairs
Only to fall back
And take two steps forward

I collapse
At the top of the stairs
And the first time today
I am at peace

© Kyle T., St. Joseph, MO

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