Next of Kin
Eternal Grief and Resilience: Next of Kin's Heart-Wrenching Tale
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I saw a crash on the interstate
I witnessed a car crash on the interstate
It left a feeling I could not shake
The experience left a lasting impact on me
Just a name in a database who must be notified
A person in a database needs to be notified about the incident
It's not a phone call I wanna make
I dread making the necessary phone call
A stranger answers, I hesitate
Calling, a stranger picks up, and I hesitate to deliver bad news
"Got some bad news that couldn't wait
Urgent bad news is conveyed, suggesting a tragic event
Are you sitting down?"
The listener is asked if they are seated, indicating the severity of the news
Her bathrobe hangs on the bedroom door
A bathrobe hangs, a reminder of someone who passed away over a year ago
Though she's been dead for a year or more
Despite being deceased, her belongings are still present
He buried her by the sycamore
She was buried near a sycamore tree for proximity
So that he could keep her close
The act of burying close indicates a desire for emotional closeness
It broke his heart and it made him old
The loss aged him and caused emotional deterioration
Tries to rebuild but it just erodes
Attempts at rebuilding are futile, as it continues to erode
Some people say that's the way it goes
Some accept this as the natural course of life, but he disagrees
But he don't feel that way
He doesn't subscribe to the notion that loss is just a part of life
Get too drunk and you can't perform
Excessive drinking can lead to performance issues
Something dies when a star is born
A metaphorical death occurs when a star (celebrity) is born
I spread my anger like Agent Orange
He expresses anger recklessly, akin to the destructive nature of Agent Orange
I was indiscriminate
The anger is expressed without discrimination
Yeah, I met Lou Reed and Patti Smith
Meeting influential figures like Lou Reed and Patti Smith doesn't bring expected changes
It didn't make me feel different
No transformative impact, and the loss of innocence occurred long ago
I guess I lost all my innocence
He feels he lost his innocence a considerable time in the past
Way too long ago
She called my bluff and she won the fight
In a confrontation, he bluffed but lost, and she emerged victorious
I ran outside in the hot twilight
After the confrontation, he ran outside into the hot twilight
I had a lighter that didn't light
He attempted to use a non-functional lighter, reflecting his imprudent actions
Well I know I shouldn't smoke
Despite knowing the risks, he continues habits like smoking
I was going, I was free to leave
He was on the verge of leaving, walking fast down the Bowery
Walking fast down the Bowery
Tears obstruct his vision as he moves
Tears in my eyes so I couldn't see
Emotionally overwhelmed, he couldn't see clearly
But I made my way back home
Despite the emotional turmoil, he eventually made his way back home
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