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Unkillbilly

By billy boylesPublished 7 years ago 2 min read
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Aw crap I’m out! That makes me want to shout! Turn my face into a pout. I do not like it when I am out. But I’m out! Gonna have to take a different route. Gotta get me some amount. To keep myself from runnin out.

When you’re in this way

It’s very tough to say

If you can bear to stay,

Or if you’ll run away.

How can you know? How being out can take its toll. You see somehow I can’t control what I need to fill the hole. You cannot see. The forces swirling all inside of me. Can’t think what there is that can set me free. Except another round of…anything.

When you’re in this way

The world begins to fray.

The colors turn to grey.

You want to run away.

Aw hell I’m out! I think I’ll just sit down and pout, don't it just make you want to shout? I will fall out, there is no doubt. I’m out! And I’m not talking closets in this rant. When you want to blast some but you can’t, all you can do is huff and pant.

When you’re in this way

You’re acting like a slave.

Your freedom burns away.

And you can't run away.

Well I’m freakin, phuckin, out! I’ve looked in every little place. I’ve sought out every secret space. And I haven’t found a stinking trace. I’m out, goddamn it, I’m out. What in the world am I supposed to do? Don't ask me where and I do not know who! I got no clue! Jeezuzz does this mean I'm through?

When you’re in this way

The firmament will sway.

It’s the cost you pay.

No runnin, you must stay.

So I’m out. My happiness depends on stuff! Without my stuff, it’s very rough. Too much is not enough! I’m out. I’m gonna have to take my leave. Wish I had something up my sleeve. This shit I can't believe...

When you’re in this way,

Reduced to hope and pray,

Hell will rule the day—

And hell will make you…stay.

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About the Creator

billy boyles

Let's see...the fastest path to understanding. My history.

When I was in third grade, my mom had me tested. Psychologically. I was given a classic Rorschach test. Apparently, I had an affinity for 'telling stories". Still do.

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