The day I drank the bottle
\nHe was customer
\n23<\/p>\n
Not a record
\nNot a mention
\nOften 40 or more for me.<\/p>\n
He slapped me once.
\nI felt a slight sting
\nThough he struck like a spooked horse
\nStamping round the ground.<\/p>\n
Swollen flesh
\nHot to touch
\nMeans a dollar to me.<\/p>\n
20 more bruises I shall be able to pay my room fee.<\/p>\n
On this day I thought a thought.
\nA mistake
\nAny day.<\/p>\n
I thought of not the current lumps and sore bits and today – but on to tomorrow’s pain.<\/p>\n
When I did<\/p>\n
God rest my soul<\/p>\n
I drank the bottle whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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