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Drexler_McStyles
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0 posted 2003-04-29 03:03 PM


at least I still have the laughter
I think of something Cash said
and it puts me in a spiral
between him and Dylan
I should end up somewhere relatively warm
like the creamatory
my ashes used to filter vodka
or light my neighbors BBQ
before that happens though
I must soften the lights
here in purgatory
Im waiting on a devil
with an empty shotglass that I keep in heavy rotation
an hour after check-in, she arrives
all legs and sharp edges
I place her in an aluminum chair
listen to her rattle off through the 21st century
eventually I polish off all the booze thats paid for
and lead her back to the lions lair
not quite yet without sense
we light pipes
and burn the midnight oil
better for her
not to look at me like that
such things dont serve me
so well anymore
aside from that, it all goes over
rather smoothly
no miscues at the turntable
or anything of that sort
feeling relatively well, my mind drifts off course
into the dark waters
as she dreams softly upon my chest
I scavenge the badlands, shuffle retired dialog
and wonder how much more damage
I can do to myself
before I get the desired results

[This message has been edited by Drexler_McStyles (04-29-2003 03:55 PM).]

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1 posted 2003-04-29 03:04 PM


I like this alot!
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2 posted 2003-04-29 03:28 PM


pretty grim imagery... and effective in relaying the overall idea here...
self destruction comes in many forms... sometimes we just need to ask what is it we are really running from..or punishing ourselves for?

good write... I enjoyed

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