BRUCE MARTONE Poems

I ONCE HAD A JOB A PRETTY WIFE
AND A COUPLE OF KIDS IT WASN'T A BAD LIFE
UNTIL MY GAMBLING GOT WORST MY LUCK WENT DRY
LADY LUCK NO LONGER AT MY SIDE
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I'M INTO DEEP
WHERE I JUST CAN'T SLEEP
AND I JUMP IN A HEART BEAT
WHEN I HEAR A SOUND SPECIALLY A BANG.
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MY ONLY WISH


I CAUGHT A WISH TODAY
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IF I WAS TO SAY HELLO
THAT IT’S BEEN A WHILE
SINCE I SEEN YOU SO
AND WOULD YOU ANSWER BACK WITH A SMILE
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HONEY THE CAR IS PACK
THE HOUSE IS BOARDED ALL UP
AND YOUR KID IS SLEEPING IN THE BACK
WITH HIS FAVORITE SPONGE BOB SIPPING CUP
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MANY NIGHT'S I LIED A WAKE
JUST THINKING ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE
AND MANY DAYS I THINK ABOUT WHAT I COULD SAY
WHEN YOU WALK MY WAY
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WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO MAKE SWEET LOVE TO YOU
DO I HAVE TO WHISPER IT IN YOUR EAR
OR DO I SHOUT IT OUT SO YOU CAN HEAR
OH WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO MAKE SWEET LOVE TO YOU
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I GOT HIS BLOOD
ON MY
FACE AND HANDS
WHEN THE BOMB
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I'M REALLY HAPPY MY JOB IS DONE
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK ANY MORE
BECAUSE I'M REALLY HAPPY YOU ARE THE ONE
THE ONE WHO BROUGHT MY SMILE BACK
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I SEE YOU WANT TO ROBBED ME
I SEE YOUR KNIFE
THE ONE
IN YOUR PALM OF YOUR HAND
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