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22 October 2026

withered

 

down at the meat rack tavern      no-one need drink alone       but I go there to breathe      I like it on my own      I’m no longer in the game     my wild oats are sown      I used to be a player       I lived by different rules then      I really was a cunt       I was frugal with my love       because it was all about my needs     I just lurched from drama to crisis        using women as my crutch

I was never short of partners     I still can’t work out why        but I think my appeal was based on charm         that’s another word for lies      I lied so well I fooled myself     for all I know I’m lying now      but I’d rather be a liar          than someone you can’t trust

I don’t really care that much     everything worked out fine    seasons wax and wane     all that trouble feels like a distant dream now       like someone else’s life      I no longer have that hunger      summer withered on the vine      lovers came and lovers went     their black and blue remembrances are tattooed on my mind  

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