Another Drink

Addiction

 

Another
 drink
just one more
Another
 drink
he did
implore
he hit
the bottom
was on
 the floor
but all
he wanted
was just one more.

Fancy cars
did not
impress him
and caviar,
he did hate.
he wanted
 the bottle
to caress him
so he
could drink,
 he did not hestitate.
 
So as
the light faded
to the bars
 he did go
to drink
and think
and sink
so very low.

For coffee
 and tea
he had no need
'Twas the ole
 whisky bottle
on which his
soul did feed

This was
his life
his love
his lot
but little relief
is what he got

So as the
 light faded
 night shadows waited,
drowning his
 sorrows again
to a sad song
which he did belong
A plight
without any end.

 

Reviews

[alternative_be]

When you are in need of strong stiff drinks like liquor of whiskey in the way you are describing the character of your poem, you are not only far gone, but using drink as an anaesthetic to ease your pain or a way to slowly commit suicide. In the end, he will indeed have drowned himself not only in liquor but also as a means of suicide.
A friend of my dad once said to me never to drink when you are sad, because alcohal tends to enhance your feelings. Very wise advise. If you do like a drink occasionally, drink wise and in order to enjoy, drink slowly, so you can let the taste be taken up by your palate. Do not go on a binge. It will kill you brain and in the end yourself.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I think I need a drink. lol "But give strong drink to him who is ready to perish and wine to those who have heavy hearts, let them drink and ease their suffering and remember their poverty no more." Proverbs 31 6-7

Anything that takes us away from reality is dangerous but reality can be just as deadly in its own right, many a sober suicide can attest to that. It is not the alcohol which defiles a man's body but the actions of the man, whether drunk or sober, and he must be held accountable in either state. All addiction has the same source...pain. That is important to remember. This was a great shot at the whiskey bottle though.

[brita]

Very intense. This really paints a sad picture of alchoholism in my mind.
Great job.
Loved it.