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Run Away

Mike Berger, Ph.D.

My old man was mean as hell..
He wanted to run my life.
At sixteen I ran away to fly
like a wild bird. I hit the streets
and soon discovered it was
an ugly place. There were no
pleasant melodies. The only
birds were vultures waiting
to pounce

I fell into an ugly world. It was
called “A bed for a bang.”
Occasionally one of the vultures
would share a dobby and for
several hours my tears would be
gone. I hated being mauled
drooled upon and screwed just
for a place to sleep.

I stayed with Brad for three weeks;
things were looking up. Then came
the time I couldn’t perform and he
threw me out. I don’t know what I’ll
do when winter comes. I don’t have
a coat I guess I’ll have to find a
pimp. At least I’ll get paid. for what
I’m doing.

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