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Flirting With Death

If you ask my friends what I've become

They'll start singing song lyrics

"Tried to find you t the bottom of a bottle, laying down on the bathroom floor"

"You're gone and she's gotta stay high, all the time, to keep you off her mind"

And by God they wouldn't be wrong.

I've taken up these habits and made them my own

Creating my own personal bubble that's headed straight for hell

I'm not saying what I've become is all your fault

But you certainly contributed to my status.

My chain smoking, my drug use, my increased alcohol consumption

My need to drive dangerously fast, stepping into traffic, my laying on blacktops

To everyone I know, it's as if I'm certainly flirting with Death

And I guess its true

And I'm not taking 100% of the blame

Some of it is on you.

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29 / F
Published
May 7, 2015
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#dying#death#drugs#lyrics#drinking#songs#breakups#flirting#vices#flirt
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