When a journey begins badly...

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A little moonlight sailing a stormy night in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Carry on Tuesday #14 ~ When a journey begins badly it rarely ends well ~ The Floating Island ~ Jules Verne
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That boys' home was a brutal place
A poisonous environment
His happy disposition was beaten out of him
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The new template
A pack rape animal
In a criminal empire
A human shell
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And yet
This cancerous core could exude
Charm
Wit
Empathy
(Reserved for select women)
A hint of longing
To belong
Sometimes
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But there was robbery
Heroin dealing
And Roger Rogerson
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A strange liaison of
Detective and informant
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A crucible of corruption was
Simmering in the night spots of Sydney
Fast cars and
Fast women
The intoxication of money
Being paid and
Being paid off
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He was flying on
Vulture wings
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A wedding in Long Bay Gaol, 1980
Odd shot in
Odd places
Playing family life in Newcastle
And then
Regular trips
Back to Sydney's underworld
The secure wilderness
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But a wilderness tends to be riddled with
Many strange animals
Many strange skies and changeable weathers over
Many strange, mysterious places
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Heavy insane beer drinking
A man stabbed to death in a road rage
A prostitute's murder
Parkinson's Disease
Police protection lost
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He began behind bars
He ends behind bars
And Parkinson's Disease
Advances
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When a journey begins badly it rarely ends well
For anyone
Joining
The ride
Beyond
The darklands
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NOTE: This is based on the life of Neddy Smith, NSW, Australia.
Roger Rogerson was stripped of his badge for misconduct.
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