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Last Call

Richard Schnap

The streets are as sad and suspicious
As the old men inching by with their canes

Over the cracked and broken sidewalks
That seem to conspire their doom

While their hearts are filled with longing
For a time and a place long ago

When laughter was only a nickel
And love was only a dime

Now they seek somewhere to linger
That drowns out the noise of the world

A bar to forget who left them
A church to remember who stayed

Then as the day ends its drama
And the curtain of night comes down

They wander back home in the darkness
To pray for an effortless death

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