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Ode to a dead tramp.

Tell me why, now,
after sponging
through life
and then being found
by a similar fellow
laying in your bath,
amidst a few inches of blood,
tell me why,
we should start
giving a shit.

So, you cracked out
the mouth harp
once or twice
to justify
existing off
handouts
and leftist
benefit cheques.

It's funny how
the moment
you croak
the softer
they get.

Well,
I don't buy it
and it's sad that they do...
I'm not saying
'good riddance,'
but I'd just like
to stop by
to say
'you never really
mattered.'
Written by CruelHandedWriter (Jamie Rhodes)
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