He said: I suppose I've done my bit,
It's now up to you younger people."

The BirdMan of India🕊️

SALIM ALI

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Fucked up the second act, so what
they call me a loser
a drunken debacle
a senseless shitty ingrate
who got it all and then blew it
they whispered and chuckled
but that was ok
it's the oblivity, that tore in
and a world that went by
in front of dull sunken eyes.
Is it over yet, I thought, it better be
but it was just a respite
the final act is called for
I've got a strong stomach
but I'm a little weak in the knees at times.
I never was a hero
never played to be one
I just wanted to be an actor, never a celebrity
I won't try it 'cause Bukowski said don't
but I've got to go all in into this.
Be it blood, snot, guts and tears on the stage
the climax better be climactic
for what I crave more than the ovation
is a closure and a guffaw in front of the mirror
that little twinkle in the eye that reflects back
and says, "you did it motherfucker, you did it".

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