My Old Mate Mick 

Tonight I'm thinking 
of my old mate Mick.
Fucking hell, we had some fun .
Until it stopped being fun 

He moved to the Highlands 
of Scotland
to get clean.
Did it, too.

I remember him calling me 
on my landline .

This was years before mobile 
phone technology.

Saying 

The nearest shop is 
over five miles away.
What am I going to do ?

He did it