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I Am Alive
Death is seductive.Life is reductive.To the earth,to the soil,we will return.ButI’m too old to die young.Too far gonefor the black tie,the graveyard moan.Too plainto deny it’s after me.It’s going to get me.But smart enoughto knowLive right now.Crack a smile.And yellI am alive. (c) Paul Andrew…
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Grateful
Music has always been there.In my loneliness.In my best moments. From just a wee guy,with my personal stereo:Europe.Fresh Prince.Technotronic. Top 40.Taped off the radio.Hits of the year. Mum singing in the kitchen.Dad’s record collection:Bob Dylan.Guns N’ Roses.Then Aerosmith.First light.First gigs.CDs from Woolworths. John Lee Hooker.The…
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The River Song
I love the rivers songAs it flows over stones and earth From the small streams through the countryside and dean park Till they flow to the seaAnd out into the wild blueI was thinking the other day about friends who have been and gone.Family tooTaken…
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The Lucky Ones
Ayr High StreetSmithsSometimes in the 1990sUpstairs where they sold CDsLooking for something newPast MadonnaPast Take ThatPast Pearl JamPast The Offspring Down on the bottom I see itWhat the fuck is that.RancidA punkHead in hands….And out come the WolvesI get homePut it in the playerMaxwell Murder…
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The Guitar
The room silent.Cold.Rain falling on the window I don’t mind the rain.I don’t mind the darknessIt’s the silence that kills meMy guitar by my chair.20 frets6 stringsLifeI’m stumbling down the fretboard. C, B, A minor. My mind spinning and tripping, thoughts rushing The notes dipping…
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Paul Andrew Sneddon 