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.............The Poetry Of
................... Duncan McGuire
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I Need More
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vodka shots and crispy bacon
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the sun shining in the window
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summer warmth has come too early
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as i sweat in the kitchen
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i need more caffeine in my coffee
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i need more fluorescein in my instant oatmeal
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crusty eyes and nasty breath
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the reflection in the mirror scares me
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greying hairs replace the brown, red, and black
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as i shave over the sink
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i need more whiteness in my teeth
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i need more testosterone in my balls
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two and a half decades of living
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one mother with 4 fathers
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these hands of mine, with their fingers,
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hate me more each day
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i need more money in my wallet
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i need more time to think
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about dying
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Blackberries
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a house with 2 floors
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3 bedrooms and a den
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surround sound and a wide screen
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2 1/2 baths running scolding hot water
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a kitchen with 2 doors
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1 to the living room and 1 to the backyard
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green grass and a barbecue
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a dog running around like he was crazy
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a frontyard with 2 trees
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a small garden and a blackberry bush
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mailbox on the street with less bills than now
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a car running in the garage
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a wife and 2 kids
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someone i was actually happy with
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a hopeless bullshit dream but at least
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the horses are still running down at the track
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Breakfast
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if i start to cry this early in the day
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it's because i ran out of booze
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not even god can help me now
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though i pray to a higher form of breakfast
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as i eat leftover fishsteaks soaked in
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tartar sauce and horseradish
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