Within A Sentence Served

Relax, have a cigarette,
Inhale it's toxic fumes,
Have another whisky shot,
There's plenty more to come,
Stay until last orders,
Enjoy the company,
The weekend's nearly over,
Have another drink on me.

Spill another lie or two
To entertain the troops,
Crack another howler,
See how low you can stoop,
The depravity of alcohol
Always loosens tongues,
An argument with a mate,
A fight, and then go home.

There's been another stabbing,
Have you read the morning news?
A man was killed in High Street
And the finger points at you,
Descriptions fit your profile,
Impossible, it seems,
You can't remember anything,
Except being in a dream.

Light a cigarette and ponder,
On a strong, black mug of coffee,
To clear the vagueness of a memory
As it slowly drifts away,
Within a misty cloud of redness,
So blatant in your mind,
It screams it's horror at you
Sending shivers down your spine.

A glimpse of something glinting,
From the corner of your eye,
It sparkles in a shadow,
Glitters in the night,
To weave a veil of deep remorse
That you can't understand,
The man that died on High Street,
Didn't die by your hand.

It all seems unbelievable,
Just a scene within a play,
There's no way you could have killed
One of your best mates,
The fingers that are pointing
Have made a big mistake,
The blood upon your clothing
Can be easily explained.

So you had a fight, it's what mates do,
To entertain themselves,
The blood comes from a fattened lip,
Or maybe when he fell,
But you'd never use a razor,
A bottle or a knife,
Even filled with rage and anger,
You'd never take a life.

D.N.A. is living proof,
C.C.T.V. is too,
And forty odd some witnesses
Have told their tale on you,
Deep regret within your heart
Ponders suicide,
It was never meant to go this far,
Why did he have to die?

You took the life of another
In a state of drunken revelry,
But the tears you cry are for yourself,
They mourn your own self pity,
Hell mend you for your antics,
It's all that you deserve.
You can reflect on your vanity
Within a sentence served.