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Broken

Broken string on my guitar

Stop playing and go into the bar

Stomach empty so I have a brew

A little while later I’ve had a few

Time starts to fly and I don’t know why

I wake up in my birthday suit

Hung over and slung over my guitar

Broken just outside the bar

Patrick is a participant in Megaphone's community writing workshop at the Lifeskills Centre.