Billy Loving

Body bent and twisted
Gnarled fingers gripping his cane
Face weathered with age
An old man enters the bar
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A luminous full moon fills the sky
While I sit, I sob and cry
A ghastly site
Lies there in the night
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Through the trees
Behind a swarm of bees
Lies a secret trail
They travel without fail
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Relaxing, tantalizing foray
From work, a brief respite
Enjoying a beautiful spring day
In the cooling breeze, I delight
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Of this world, not long to be
From this prison, finally free
No hope, too late
It's only death, I await
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Roaring from inside
Angry lion in his cage
His fury unleashed
Razor white teeth showing
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Chilling rain beating down
A day, dark and dreary
Leaves scattered all around
Inside, my soul so weary
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The life of a dog as simple as can be
Simplicity as far as the eye can see
Lying in the sun
No work to be done
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As I stare at the sky
While the birds fly by
Wind blowing through the trees
A cool winter's breeze
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I see the risen moon
All will be over soon
I killed him where he lay
In this cell, so long my stay
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Once a child, now a man
Still so much I've yet to understand
Quizzically, stare
As I sit pondering in my chair
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Words left unspoken
No requite, not even a token
Staring at the ceiling
While my mind is reeling
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Today I watched a dying flower
Baking in the noon day sun
Awaiting a replenishing shower
It's life cycle almost done
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Waiting for supper
My hungry stomach growling
As I smell the food
Anticipating taste buds
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Buzz, Buzz, buzzing around
Annoying incessant sound
Slowly driving me insane
As it permeates the brain
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Her arrival, I await
As I sit and contemplate
Where can she be
Sailing across a distant sea
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