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    Substance of My Soul
    Substance of My Soul
    Substance of My Soul
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    Substance of My Soul

    By Thomas Murphy

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    Poems compiled of life experiences and observations


    



    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEC Publishing LLC
    Release dateOct 28, 2020
    ISBN9781970160703
    Substance of My Soul
    Author

    Thomas Murphy

    Thomas Murphy a native New Yorker residing in Forest hills Queens with his wife Leilani and daughter Karla, Construction Executive U.S. Navy VFW veteran. Thomas" mother was born in County Mayo, Ireland and Father was a Bronx native.

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      Substance of My Soul - Thomas Murphy

      Substance of My Soul

      Addiction

      Steals your soul, like a demon in the night

      Keep everything you hold dear out of sight.

      Will be back around looking to be found

      animal instinct fighting to survive.

      Trying to stay alive with a borrowed soul

      everything you touch stays cold.

      Hey, but you all choose the way

      Was it the easy way out that you heard about.

      Now your mind is cloudy too much doubt

      Didn’t think you had to pay everyone, everyday

      Every hour, just so you could feel the power.

      Addiction steals your soul

      addiction for the ones with no control.

      Thomas Murphy

      Substance of My Soul

      Moments in My Mind

      The moments I only share with

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