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    Curse Of The Poet And Other Stuff
    Curse Of The Poet And Other Stuff
    Curse Of The Poet And Other Stuff
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    Curse Of The Poet And Other Stuff

    By Damion Boyd

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    If you don't like this poem....you should pass this collection by.

    Doors of Addiction

    When DeLorean was arrested
    I spent the weekend at the home
    of a drug dealer: snorting coke, watching the news
    and waiting for the door to be kicked in.
    On Sunday, something kept knocking against my hollow soul
    the way rocks clang off an empty, metal barrel.
    Echoing, I drank more beer.
    Later, kneeling before a shifting toilet,
    I asked Almighty God to let me live just that day.
    My face burned and the veins of my neck ached from the strain
    Covered with sweat, I was afraid
    but could soon forget that God had listened.

    Sometimes then, I would see myself from across the room
    and wonder if anyone else
    thought I looked like a talking dead body
    waiting for God to kick the door in

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDamion Boyd
    Release dateMar 3, 2018
    ISBN9781370248650
    Curse Of The Poet And Other Stuff
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    Damion Boyd

    Boyd has experienced many unusual things. He grew up in a very large and turbulent family. His mom went blind when he was a child. His father was a battered war veteran who worked as a drill instructor in the Marines--running his family like a boot camp.at times. Having learned to cook for his family, Boyd grew up to manage restaurants. But, then went down a path of drug abuse and addiction. Finally, after turning to God for help, he overcame drug addiction and joined a Catholic monastery for 5 years. Later he left the Benedictines and got a job in a shipyard. He married a political refugee from Mexico City, is raising 3 children.His most popular books are Primal Ethics, The Curse of the Poet and Popular Misreads of Reality.He can be reached for comment at ferd453@aol.com.

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      Curse Of The Poet And Other Stuff - Damion Boyd

      Curse of the Poet

      and other stuff

      ISBN: 9781370248650

      Title: Curse Of The Poet And Other Stuff

      Author: Damion Boyd

      Publisher: Smashwords, Inc.

      Copyright 2018

      All rights reserved.

      Curse of the poet

      Daily life floods the mind

      down, around

      the spillway of our hearts,

      swirling waters of good and bad debris

      which sometimes catch

      the wide grate across the soul

      with large things

      like a daughter’s wedding

      or global tragedy

      Yet, the poet’s heart is utterly tried,

      cursed by something worse:

      a fine mesh screen that clogs continually

      with the pain of dying leaves

      or the shadow of a butterfly

      Doors of Addiction

      When DeLorean was arrested

      I spent the weekend at the home

      of a drug dealer: snorting coke, watching the news

      and waiting for the door to be kicked in.

      On Sunday, something kept knocking against my hollow soul

      the way rocks clang off an empty, metal barrel.

      Echoing, I drank more beer.

      Later, kneeling before a shifting toilet,

      I asked Almighty God to let me live just that day.

      My face burned. My arteries ached.

      Covered with sweat, I was afraid

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