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    It wasn't me Jerrybaldy's Avatar
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    The Brave.

    The vodka and the pills
    With no more bills
    Those who cut vertical
    Hang from a bough
    Or the balustrade
    To the people who suddenly
    Step from the kerb
    Or onto the rail
    Or inject or inhale
    For walking into the sea
    When the beach is dark
    And empty
    For setting the sat nav
    To tree
    Staying too long in the bath
    Hiding your wishes
    Whilst faking your laugh
    We wish you were here
    And we wanted so much
    For you to want that too,
    Yet
    Silently we salute you.
    Last edited by Jerrybaldy; 02-21-2018 at 05:00 AM.

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    For those who do not,
    none will suffice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerrybaldy View Post
    The vodka and the pills
    With no more bills
    Those who cut vertical
    Hang from a bough
    Or the balustrade
    To the people who suddenly
    Step from the kerb
    Or onto the rail
    Or inject or inhale
    For walking into the sea
    When the beach is dark
    And empty
    For setting the sat nav
    To tree
    Trying the pillow on top
    Staying too long in the bath
    Hiding your wishes
    Whilst having a laugh
    We wish you were here
    And we wanted so much
    For you to want that too,
    Yet
    Silently we salute you.
    Wow! Now that was powerful.
    Well written.
    Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty
    ~Albert Einstein

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    It wasn't me Jerrybaldy's Avatar
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    Thank you Kiz. For making it worth posting.

    For those who believe,
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    For those who do not,
    none will suffice.

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    Whodunnit

    Was it perhaps the screwdriver that killed him
    It has a human hair on the tip
    Or the butter knife that may be crowned
    With raspberry jam or blood
    Was it suicide
    He’d recently been seen to stare out the window
    On very wet and cloudy days
    Cancer maybe, baby
    God he was looking thin
    Emaciated you may say
    Stress. He needed less
    He couldn’t sleep without merlot
    But no
    It was her smile you see, instead
    That killed him stone cold dead.

    For those who believe,
    no explanation is necessary.
    For those who do not,
    none will suffice.

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    Wow, loved the way you put this poem together. Great last two lines.
    Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty
    ~Albert Einstein

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