One More Drink

Just one swig, just one sip,

One more feel of glass on lip.

Slosh it down, drink it up,

Drain all the beer in that cup.

 

Dear friend, why don’t you just stop?

Release the drink, let it drop.

Why must you torture yourself so?

Can’t you just let her go?

 

Her hair, her eyes, her laugh, her smile,

All parts of her he hasn’t seen in a while.

Lives change, but memories don’t,

You can try to forget, but you won’t.

 

She’s moved on, she’s long gone,

She’s no longer someone to dwell on.

She’s happy without you, friend,

For you two, this is the end.

 

Loved her then, loves her still,

She’s left a void he can’t fill.

So he’ll take another drink, another sip,

It’s just the pain he wants to skip.

 

You’ll try and keep her out,

Try and live without.

Drown your misery with a drink,

Block out the time to think.

 

But it won’t stop, it won’t end,

You can’t even stop and pretend.

This has gotten too big, too grand,

She’s become too big a demand.

Author's Note

just something that popped into my head. tell me what you think. oh and if you have any better ideas for the title i would greatly appreciate it! :)

Reviews

[Nath]

"Lives change, but memories don’t,
You can try to forget, but you won’t."
So much truth in this poem - well written, I love the flow - these two lines spoke to me in particular - as hard as we wish and try to forget, whatever measures we take to accomplish the goal of forgetfulness (in this case the destruction of braincells by drinking heavily and/or the brief bliss of oblivion in the state of intoxication), those damn relentless memories will always stick around unchanging.
Of course it can be great to have happy memories of the past to hold onto, but they can be tormenting as well.
An awesome story of a person trying to replace what he really wants (his loved one) with a poor substitute (booze) as well.
Great job!

[KAREN]

Nicely penned, good flow.

[Michael Opoku-Addo]

A lovely poem Emma. A very true part of some people's lives, and you expressed it very well.

[Aianarie (INACTIVE)]

This is a beautiful poem. Deep, lyrical, and moving. Excellent job!

[AK]

Oh god! It's amazing! It feels so real and moving, it's scary. Great poem!

[*~*Butterfly Kisses*~*]

Nicely done I enjoyed this piece.

[BrokenDreamer]

I really love this. It's just....gah! Amazing! :)