Line of Powder

from WATCHLIST by Aaron Earl Short

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Line of Powder

He lays a line of powder on a strip of foil.
Straw between his lips, he burns the midnight oil.
Got enough of it to last a couple of days.
He’ll deal with the come down when it comes down his way.

Basements dry so it’s a place to hide
to count excuses for countless lies.
He might unravel but he won’t unwind.
He won’t blink for the fear of going blind.

He lays a line of powder on a strip of foil.
Straw between his lips, he burns the midnight oil.
Got enough of it to last a couple of days.
He’ll deal with the come down when it comes down his way.

Once he gets started man, he just can’t stop.
Doesn’t matter if it’s from Mexico or Mom and Pop.
Started on the weekends, then at work in time.
Now he’s tweaking and twitching in the unemployment line.

He lays a line of powder on a strip of foil.
Straw between his lips, he burns the midnight oil.
Got enough of it to last a couple of days.
He’ll deal with the come down when it comes down his way.

Never liked that job anyway,
the boss on his case and freeze on his pay.
Never stole a damn thing and
they are never going to make him sing.

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from WATCHLIST, released April 26, 2017

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