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I AM THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE

I AM THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE:
NOW THAT IM DIVORCED OVER ONE YEAR FROM MY WIFE:
  IT SEEMS FOR SUCH OF A LONG LONG TIME I HAVE FELT SO DEVASTATINGLY LOW:
  WITHIN ME I HAD NO GLOW:
EACH AND EVERYDAY I TRY TO BE MY BEST:
BUT I HAVE ALWAYS FELT SO LOW AND HAD LITTLE REST:
  IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO BE DIVORCED CUT AND DRY:
  BUT HAVING YO PAY HER SO MUCH ALIMONEY HAS MADE ME SIGH:
SHE CARES FOR ME NOT:
BUT SHE WANTS ALL THE MONEY I GOT:
  IT IS SO HARD FOR ME TO PAY HER ALL OF THIS BACK ALIMONEY THAT I OWE:
  REALLY IT MAKES ME FEEL SO DOWN AND LOW:
I AM ON DISABILITY FROM WORK SINCE 13JULY AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY DISABILITY YET:
TO PAY HER ALIMONEY FROM MY DISABILITY MONEY WILL BE MY REGRET:
  I KNOW TO WORK I WILL NOT RETURN:
  JUST SO MY MONEY I HAND OVER TO HER THAT I EARN:
SHE WOULD RATHER HAVE MY MONEY THAN MY LOVE AND SUPPORT:
THE JUDGE SAID TO HER MRS JUNGERS IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU AND SHE TOLD THE JUDGE IT WASOVER BETWEEN US IN COURT:
  I FELT AFTER 36 YEARS A FAILURE SO DEEP:
  THAT MY WIFE OF ALL THESE YEARS DONT WANT ME TO KEEP:
I WOULD RATHER BE BROKE AND NOT HAVE A PENNY:
THEN SHE WONT GET ANY:
  BUT I KNOW THAT WITH ALIMONEY IT WILL NOT GO AWAY:
  AND SHE CAN TAKE ME TO COURT TO GARNISH MY PAY:
MY HEALTH IS MY WEALTH AND I WILL STRIVE TO SUCCEED:
I WILL NOT GO YO WORK JUST TO SATISFY HER SELFISH GREED:

27  JULY  2014:


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I AM THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE