hello my name is ...

i am not here to ...

HELLO MY NAME IS ...

Blues Brothers - Hey Bartender

hello my name is keith

i used to drink

cause i was tired

cause i had no wish 

to even think

i could do it again

then one day 

i had a fit

'goddamnit i quit"

did i not say that fateful day

i'm tired

i don't give a s**t

hello my name is keith

i want no i need

just one more

that's right gringo

i'm a floor w***e

i drink i fall down

like a drunken clown

i need another 'roun

just one more

hello my name is keith

my old friend

my smelly old dog

stands guard 

then takes his spot

next to me

on our floor

hello my name is keith

i never lied to myself

i knew i was drink'in

to forget all that crap

i had lived before

and now i've failed again

can't even make myself

like dead

i failed every day

every fuk'in day

hello my name is keith

i woke during the bumpy a*s ride

how did i get here

and why am i 

tied down

i over heard them the attendants say

oh he's just another drunk

another drink another day

did i care hell no

i'm just another drunk

hey driver

can ya pull in quicky mart

i need a beer

hello my name is ...

i had a date with my floor

cause that's what i do

cause i am a w***e

for my floor

there i sit at the table

looking down at the label

of the bottle

i just drank dry

and the stars in the sky

the moon has tears in it's eye

hey! ... i need a beer

before i die

hello my ...

just writin folks

no need for alarm

i don't drink

any more

i still sleep on the floor

i am a w***e

hello ...

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

Powerful. You capture the downside of alcoholism. The upside is recovery. I have 18 months sober. Good work, Keith.

[keith]

alcohol is readily available cheap and legal
it is a pain & memory blocker
i admit i quit because i was told i am diabetic ... so i quit drinking
guess i wasn't ready to play dead
odd thing it can be when something good comes from chance
my problems still linger in a box way up on the highest shelf ... in time out!
but they still know where i hang

good on you for the discipline needed

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[Marie]

You have captured so poetically the many problems created by daily use of alcohol! So pleased to read that you no longer use alcohol to get through the day. Well done, Keith! Be v-e-r-y proud of you! It is not an easy road to give up one's drug, but it is so worthwhile in the long run. Thank you for sharing. A very powerful write and for anyone who is still drinking on a daily basis, it is a poem which will both empower and encourage them to get on the right side of alcohol...

[keith]

appreciate that!
i quit drinking when the good doctor said' you are diabetic ,,, haven't had a drink since
and like i told tom 'i guess i wasn't ready to play dead' i just needed to sober up!

always good to see ya come around
thanks

[Marie]

So very happy you quit the alcohol and I pray your good health has now returned so you can enjoy life fully, Keith. I have the greatest admiration and respect for you! I wish you a wonderful rest of your life, Keith. Take the greatest good care of you, dear friend...