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Talisman Tony Trimingham ref: September 98 Heroinsight Remember when I was your talisman If I went to the game you won If I stayed away you lost So where was I on the clear Monday night when you went down Dying stupidly and darkly with no means to hold your life dear Your run to relief was a brief reprieve But you forgot your good luck charm Though I long for the day before heroin Instead of all these days after I failed you as a talisman So now I'll be be your witness I'll make your secrets public I'll burn up the distance between us I'll give you breath again.

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