{"id":233,"date":"2022-10-18T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T00:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tdp.mtse.co.uk\/?p=233"},"modified":"2022-10-18T00:01:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T00:01:36","slug":"the-mans-ruin-poem-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tdp.mtse.co.uk\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"The Man’s Ruin (Poem Collection)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Man’s Ruin: Part One<\/span>

I am a home wrecker,
Poisoned apples I leave out,
I\u2019m the woman your wife despises,
And the one your mummy warned you about,
Lives I set out to destroy,
With the click of my fingers,
I lure men like you in,
Turn a saint into a sinner,
I am soon to be your mistress,
You just don\u2019t know it yet,
You have a wife and kids,
But them I\u2019ll make you forget,

I am a home wrecker,
Poison apples I leave out,
When I see you coming my way,
You had better watch out,
With my silky blonde hair,
And my high heel shoes,
I will lure you into bed,
Young man, you haven\u2019t got a clue,
With my sweet soft voice,
I\u2019ll whisper sweet nothings in your ear,
I will take your innocence,
And everything you hold dear,

I am a home wrecker,
Poison apples I leave out,
I am the kind and listening stranger,
When you are in doubt,
Sweet sugar candy lips,
I do possess,
Along with, dare I say?
A perfect rounded set of breasts,
I am your deepest desire,
You know you secretly want me,
But you have to make the choice,
Me or your wife and family\u2026..

I am a home wrecker,
Come and spend the night,
I have poison apples,
Go on, take a bite.

<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Man’s Ruin: Part Two<\/span>

Young man you just turned 18,
So go get yourself another drink,
Chug, chug, chug and keep on chugging,
Until you can no longer think,
I know I taste horrible,
So mix me with something sweet,
Just keep on drinking,
\u2018til you no longer feel your feet,
Oh I tried telling you,
By so many before,
The trouble starts,
When the first drink is poured,

You\u2019re now middle aged,
And you drink every day,
You don\u2019t see it,
But you\u2019re now starting to pay,
The demon, Devil drink,
Has taken over your life,
You just too drunk to see it,
Just ask your fleeing wife,
Oh I tried telling you,
By so many before,
The trouble starts,
When the first drink is poured,

So you\u2019re now divorced,
And you have little money to spend,
Come and taste my sweet nectar,
I\u2019ll be your only friend,
Sip out of a little glass,
Whilst sat in a darkened room,
We can both sit and wallow,
In your doom and gloom,
Oh I tried telling you,
By so many before,
The trouble starts,
When the first drink is poured,

Now you are old and grey,
But look older than you are,
The booze has taken everything from you,
Your wife, your kids, even your car,
You are laid up in hospital,
Attached to a drip,
Alcohol has destroyed your health,
But yet, you want another sip,
Oh I tried telling you,
By so many before,
The trouble starts,
When the first drink is poured.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Man’s Ruin: Part Three<\/span>

Try it you might like it,
Your mate of five years said,
Next thing you know,
You\u2019re off your freaking head,
Buying a gram for yourself,
Asking if you made a mistake,
But you\u2019re addicted to the buzz,
And now there\u2019s no escape,
When asked if you\u2019ve done drugs,
You used to say \u201cI tried a little dope\u201d
Now you can say with great shame\u2026..
\u201cI\u2019m addicted to coke\u201d

Going out to a pub,
To listen to some great tunes,
Now you\u2019re dropping E\u2019s,
And huffing on balloons,
You don\u2019t really care,
Where it comes from anymore,
Took a dodgy pill,
Past out on the club\u2019s toilet floor,
When asked if you do drugs,
You used to say \u201cLife gives me my thrills\u201d
Now you can say with great shame\u2026.
\u201cI can\u2019t stop popping pills\u201d

A few years later,
When coke and pills ain\u2019t enough,
And drugs have taken over your life,
And you fancy going at it rough,
You try a little hit,
With a needle you haven\u2019t cleaned,
You\u2019re on heroin now my boy,
No more will you be seen,
When asked if you do drugs,
You used to say \u201cI don\u2019t try anything that funky\u201d
Now you can say with great shame,
\u201cI\u2019m a pill popping, cocaine sniffing, heroin taking junkie\u201d

<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Man’s Ruin: Part Four<\/span>

Got myself a great deck of cards,
The kind you only get once in a lifetime,
All that money in front of me,
Is only seconds away from being mine,
As long as my poker face holds up,
I\u2019m going to go far,
I will win back all of my wages,
And I\u2019m gonna win back my car,

I\u2019m going to sing all the way to bank,
I\u2019ve only myself to thank,
I nearly lost it all,
But me, no me, ain\u2019t no fool,
I\u2019ll be a rich man in my grave,
As fortune favours the brave,

I\u2019ve put \u00a310 in the fruity,
Waiting for my money to come in,
I\u2019ve put \u00a320 in the fruity,
Looking for that big old win,
I\u2019ve put \u00a350 inside that fruity,
Oh, any moment now,
I\u2019ve lost all my wages to that fruity,
Don\u2019t I feel the idiot now?

I\u2019m going to sing all the way to bank,
I\u2019ve only myself to thank,
I nearly lost it all,
But me, no me, ain\u2019t no fool,
I\u2019ll be a rich man in my grave,
As fortune favours the brave,
I once won a pound on a scratch card,
I even once won a ton,
I don\u2019t really have a problem,
I just do it for fun,
But now I\u2019m constantly chasing the big wins,
As a pound no longer excites,
It\u2019s just something to do,
On a cold and lonely gamblers night,

I\u2019m going to sing all the way to bank,
I\u2019ve only myself to thank,
I nearly lost it all,
But me, no me, ain\u2019t no fool,
I\u2019ll be a rich man in my grave,
As fortune favours the brave,

I\u2019ve lost all of my money,
I\u2019ve gambled my life away,
But you win some and lose some,
And that\u2019s the way I play,
And as I roll the dice,
But all I want is a six,
I end up getting an eight,
Oh how this bad luck is starting to get on my wick,

I\u2019m going to cry all the way to bank,
I\u2019ve only myself to thank,
I have lost it all,
But me, no me, is a fool,
I\u2019ll be a poor man in my grave,
As I believed fortune favours the brave.

<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Man’s Ruin: Part Five<\/span>

I\u2019ve spent my life, gambling, drinking,
Taking drugs and chasing skirt,
I was given the joy of life,
But I\u2019ve wound up in the dirt,

I had an opportunity, to stop,
But I chose to carry on,
I die penniless and lonely,
And death will not be long,

I die with sadness upon my face,
No sign of my old grin,
I have succumbed to the Devil,
And the thing called man\u2019s ruin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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