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A Second MAG
September 26, 2009
Scrambled by the toxins
destroyed by the fumes
he understands that all it takes
is a second
His liver slows down
and his lungs are accumulating carcinogens
but all he thinks about
is her
He knows what would happen
if at any given moment
he were to jerk a bit too fast
or look away in guilt
And he tells me everything
like I once wished he would
and even now
my mind splits in vertigo
He's foul-mouthed
and charming
His sense of humor is alarming
and he knows he has everything
he ever wanted
But he understands that all it takes
is that jerk
that puff
that drink
that broken heart
to lose everything he ever worked for.
And that
Makes him wise.
© Tomas C., Lakewood, CA
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Jana said...
on Mar. 16 2010 at 10:33 am
Great the piece, The best we all can do its to live like this could end in any second because that's actually the truth.
