thrown carelessly at the polished table the weathered old drunk glances bewilderedly at the widescreen telly of deafening volume showing recent clips of live bon jovi not knowing the worth of those songs about change he whines contempt for all that screechin' then scraping pennies from a torn soiled pocket he cries out loud for a wee bag o' praties* he asks for french fries but he'd rather be drinking in an intoxicating overcoat he stands pondering at the hungry counter he counts his hopefulness on a withered hand of blackened fingers not... good... enough www.geocities.com/eoindunford
Reason for writing:
Sadness.
Birth sign: Aries
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