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AFTER IKKYU: 53 by JAMES HARRISON

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First Line: SAM GOT TIRED OF THE WAY LIFE FUDGED THE BIG ISSUES
Last Line: SOME DON'T GO UP IN SMOKE BUT ARE STRANGLED OFF THE EARTH.

Sam got tired of the way life fudged the big issues,
drank a quart of vodka, shot himself in the parking lot
of the tavern. How could a friend do this to himself?
It was relatively easy. Anyone can do it in a blink.
We won't look for black bears again out by Barfield Lakes.
Some don't go up in smoke but are strangled off the earth.



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