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everyone
    wants
      to
         leave
           footprints
             that
                last.

i'd
   rather
     leave
       footprints
         that
            are
               worth
                  following.
when time
stands still
it will be,

too late.
I drink alcohol
to forget the world.
I forget the
world because
of alcohol.
My best friend
is a full
bottle.
An empty
bottle is
frightening.
I abuse because
I was abused.
I drink alcohol
to forget
the abuse
and to forget
the pain
in this world.
Hey,
at least
I'm a
professional.
But,
not a
proud one.
But hey,
I'll drink
to that.
The phone rings.
It's an un'famili'ar number.
A message is left.
It's a 'family' member.
It's from a cousin that you haven't spoken to in at least 3 years.
"Your Aunt passed away on July 4th"
your cousin whispers on the message.
"A service will be held next Saturday from 11am to 3pm and her burial will be on Sunday" your cousin continued.
"We hope to see you there" your cousin finishes.

5 minutes later,
everyone's lives move on like nothing ever happened.
But something did.
Your Aunt just died.
Never to be seen on this earth, ever again.
Death was announced over a voice mail message.
RIP Aunty.
It is
July 5th
2019

Do you know
where your
life went?
there's only
one
love puppet
you see

the one
with BIG eyes
that looks
up to you
as she finalizes
her fantasy

a trifle bit confused
but once she met you,
her world
was just now
filled with
******

******... ..
a word that,
before you,

she had
never fathomed
Honey,

you will
never make me
jealous
with that
stooge

I mean really

Hahaha

A runover he is...
with truck
deliberately
in reverse

Spare yourself
the
humiliation

On my death bed,
he could only
half me
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