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The Paved Road

On June 25, 2014June 26, 2014 By wastedpilgrimIn Fiction1 Comment

The first thing that I saw / When I woke up this morning / Was bad news on the TV I left on the night before / It’s the same old, sad story / Somebody shot somebody / Most of the time the victim / Was a junkie or a whore.   The Weather Channel …

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The Paved Road, Part Three (Final)

On June 25, 2014June 25, 2014 By wastedpilgrimIn FictionLeave a comment

Well, the woman that I loved / Didn’t quite return the favor / And the woman that loved me / Left me tinged with regret / As I ruminate about the state of my sad depression / My life seems no more worthy than an empty silhouette.   Bundled up in the house was a …

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