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keeps to himself always rushing somewhere, head down, disappearing loner all the more isolated darts face hung droopy and funereal most weary peculiar pariah losing losing losing forced no point to dwelling on what might have been waste of time I didn’t make it Dead Candidate Walking emotional only two colleagues walked in late grave stark voice breaking left the chamber by himself enigmatic misunderstood had cried choked up breaking down forlorn loser finally bottomed out grim Kerry abuse caricature helmet-haired, flip-flopping elitist windsurfing mocked pan bitter defeat always be trapped in yesterday’s news and lingering disappointment tiny club lose blow an election slip away “unlikable” ridiculous instant eye-rolls former supporters losing give up stubborn struggled outcast with few close friends aloofness grandstanding solemn betrayed joylessness long face stern talking-to get off his high horse stumbled “botched joke” denigrate distanced themselves ridiculed dumped defiant refusing to apologize “Please stop it stop talking go home” annoyed betrayed faults distance flagellation losing also-rans lost slaughtered lost high-society jetsetter pilloried “international pariah” criticism these days wears his burdens plainly burdens hard to catch up to, probably by design zooms by dashing “Can’t now; got to go,” exited fixed his gaze straight ahead.