as we arrived at work
from different directions
i noticed something was wrong
Walter are you ok
yea sure ritt
why do you ask
well walter
you look whiter than
winter in Alaska
to tell you the truth
i had a rough night
walter you look like death
perhaps that's true
come again
last night ritt
i had this strong pain
down my left arm and chest
ok walter let me guess
you went to the rail
and ordered a shot of cognac
damn ritt what don't you know
walter lets go
where
to the hospital
never ritt
walter dies on his own time
fuck the doctors
if you don't know
walter was scottish
oxen cowtow to his pride
unbeknownsed to me
walter left work early
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they found walters body
with a rum and coke on
the rocks
clenched to his lips
i'm not certain
what the technical
term is
but let it be known
walters heart exploded
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shed no tears for walter
all that knew him said
an angel spared walter
the greatest hell
you see walter was the youngest man alive
and to make him suffer through lenghth
unwarranted
would be sin
even God
could not repent
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the funeral was a drunkard's dream
while the hurst
passed by all of walters haunts
ziggies
chubbies
travelers palace
sambo's
the rail
loretta's barn
we swapped stories
of debauchery
and drank whiskey with a passionate glee
as we wobbled to the gravesite
the coffin jingled
as they lowered walter inward
they buried walter
with the rum at his lips
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one doesn't lose a friend like walter
one gains a lifetime of memories
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sorry walter
i
cried
by ritt