Turn away from the door<\/p>\n
See me here as I lay<\/p>\n
Had a life full of pain<\/p>\n
Struck the match<\/p>\n
Burnt the days.<\/p>\n
Once in my youth<\/p>\n
Life seemed sweet<\/p>\n
Sunbeams long<\/p>\n
Then days drag by<\/p>\n
Man after man<\/p>\n
Now sun is gone.<\/p>\n
I drank it down
\nLaid head to ground
\nNo more thinking
\nBlackened sound
\nAs I drift off
\nFlies buzz round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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