Shrapnel
Shrapnel was released in 1999 by Budget Press. It can be ordered for only $2 from Budget
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A SAMPLE POEM
Christ went to
the wrong planet
there are no
fucking miracles
aside from the
fact that i'm
still alive and far
too many
other people are
too
why
in the world
people aren't
throwing
themselves off
bridges in
droves i'll never
know
i've been shot at
my dog's been
shot
i've been
homeless
i've knifed myself
why wait for
someone
else to do it?
i've been cuffed
i've been in court
3 times before
the same
judge in one fall
alone
drive 160 on the
freeway
in the hopes of a
fiery escape
my major
x-mas wish
and
like everyone
else
i get shit
life on a razor's
edge
words that kill
and guns that
don't
1999-2004 Scott C. Holstad
