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twenty-eight and five days sober
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by the age of sixteen
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it was no longer
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just
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my dad's fault.
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he
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had really
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tapered
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his drinking
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and
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started making
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efforts.
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did i
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need help
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changing the oil?
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would i
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like to go with him
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to the pool hall?
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my pride
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wouldn't let me
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accept.
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doing so
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would be admitting
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that i needed him,
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which
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of course
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i did.
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but
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i knifed him
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with all my
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hurt turned hate
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at every offering.
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i was cold
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and hard
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as the inside
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of the casket
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i wished for him.
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maybe
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its the
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birth
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of my son,
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my own
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aging,
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or the weight
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of my
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failed attempts
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at sobriety.
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i don't
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know,
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but lately
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i've been thinking
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about that casket
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and
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how the regret
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will taste.
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01/01/07 |
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