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Unlucky

a mosaic of situations

By BrenPublished 3 years ago 1 min read

i got belted in a downtown lane

they took my wallet and phone

digital freedom my fuckin arse

serves me right for being alone?

my lip is bleeding, my eye is swelling

i have a headache that would kill a horse

i didn’t even see the cunt that hit me

so it’s all my fault of course

all my cash was digitally stored

and i’m thirty miles from home

here amongst a million people

i’ve never been so alone

it will take weeks to replace

all of my wallets contents

watch me get asked for ID now

all bad luck and no common sense

i hope i clouded my latest backup

or i will have lost all now that is me

shows you how bound we truly are

under the assumption that we are free

no coins to use a payphone

but no ones number can i recall

this is not looking good for me

no good... here... at all

i went to the railway station

with a busted arse look on my face

they said they couldn’t help

it wasn’t their job or place

i don’t know what i’m going to do

and i feel like i could cry

i don’t know if i can walk thirty miles

but i’m gonna have to try

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About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • Test3 years ago

    Brutally brilliant, Brenton! So well expressed 💕😊

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