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Not The End

from Baby Rhino by Adam Irving

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Not The End
It could be seen as something sad, lament on times he could have had,
but also, no use comparing lives by yours to his, we do what we do and that’s all there is.
But anyway in the end, it’s not the end we remember,
it’s all the times in-between, all you said and what you mean,
all the lengthy conversations you repeated to no one.
In other people’s memories is how we all survive.
and nothings off limits when you’re trying to make a joke
and having no regrets and not forgetting this moment.
He told me as a child he was reserved, compared to kids no he was extrovert.
The radio playing every night and day, encyclopaedic knowledge of every song that played.
Met him at college and he always had, a bunch of car parts in an Adidas bag.
The first thing I asked was why he took them round,
he said “you never know when you’re gonna break down”
And in the end it’s not the end you remember, it’s all the sarcastic comments all the honesty upon it, all the clever retrospection and changing for no one.
In other people’s memories is how we all survive .
and nothings off limits when you’re trying to make a joke
and having no regrets and not forgetting this moment.
Through many parties drinking throwing up, we were like brothers slowly growing up.
I needed something didn’t have to ask and he was right there.
Left Bury college unforgettably, passing a note nonchalantly
to the tutor who read it and I never will forget it said “Dear Matt, fuck off, all the best Carl Pratt”
He let me drive without a licence fine, we drove to Paris for crepe one time.
Our conversations a philosophy, continues as we hit California.
But no one’s life can be encapsulized, because we all live many different lives.
And if you only met him when your paths quick crossed then that’s your loss.
And in the end, it’s not the end we remember,
it’s all the versions of truth, all the stories of youth,
all the things others never forget are eternal.
And though he’d never want a sentimental label stuck,
I salute this moment of a life uncompromising,
coz all the years, he never gave a flying fuck.

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from Baby Rhino, released November 9, 2020

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Adam Irving Manchester, UK

Adam Irving has been performing live since the age of thirteen. He has, at various times played drums, guitar, bass and double bass in duos, trios and bands and has performed all over the UK and Europe. He is currently performing as a solo artist promoting his nine solo albums. ... more

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