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Poison Blood

from The Devil's Drum by Luke Brindley

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POISON BLOOD

My grandfather became the town drunk
When he got back from the war
I remember crushed beer cans and empty bottles
Like spent shell casings on his floor

Some men get religion
And wash away their sins
Some spend their whole lives 
Fighting battles they never win

Some men are bound by bars of steel
Some by iron chains
Some men are bound by poison blood
Running through their veins

Dad would stumble in after the bar closed
If he came home at all
Mom would sleep with the phone by her pillow
In case the cops called

He smelled like another woman’s perfume
Cigarettes and wine
Spitting curses through clenched teeth
His breath like turpentine

Some men are bound by bars of steel
Some by iron chains
Some men are bound by poison blood
Running through their veins

I’m looking out our apartment window 
Deal going down on the corner below
Mary’s rocking our baby boy
Singing lullabies soft and low

I can’t tell you much
About fate or destiny
All I know is a man
Ain’t nothing if he ain’t free

Some men are bound by bars of steel
Some by iron chains
Some men are bound by poison blood
Running through their veins

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from The Devil's Drum, released October 9, 2020

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