Calamity John
Calamity John
With and an old man’s eyes and a young man’s wink
Calamity John sat down to drink
His fingers stained with nicotine
While he talked about what might of been
And a look of misadventure never found.
He’d travelled the world from an old arm chair
With a remote control as he sat there
Making plans he’d later piss against the wall
And now and then...
Tuesday 29th November 2016 5:11 pm
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