An Ode to Alcohol

You let me say whatever I thought,

you gave me courage when I fought,

you came before relationships that I sought,

and even food when I bought.

You lied to me when you said you were my friend,

You couldn’t see the pain on their faces that you caused,

Or smell the alcohol on your breath as you cursed

and blamed and shamed yourself.

You were my everything, and now my body is wasted and my enlarged heart is very small as I take my last breath while drinking you- alcohol.

 

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