drowning it out

07/2011

I stagger aloof around this social setting
unbalanced and full of hard liquor
dripping with sweet supercilious
shrouded in my cloak of not caring
pushing all the feelings of resentment
deep into the recesses of my soul
this is my night of counterfeit relief
my time of blinding my rendered heart
the days of caring and hoping are over
the cover of darkness will be my escape
shots of shine accent my swift fall
into this abyss of self destruction
the alcohol that courses through my veins
mask the pain that cause my body to contort 
I've been left to my own blunders
abandoned to cavort under a gawking sun
dismissed to wreak havoc using my distaste
my fury will carry me over and away

Reviews

[Megan]

I can seriously relate to this. While I don't drink I do have a strong desire to do something to replace this ache that I feel. Haha as you might have already noticed I smoke and while that helps it doesn't always do the job like I'd like it to. Plus I don't have the funds to carry on such a habit. But I do know that pain and I do know that desire to make it stop..at least for a moment and sometimes it seems like stopping it for that moment with whatever it takes is worth the consequences we'll have to face later. Something I have learned though..facing the pain and pushing through it, even though it hurts is so much better in the end. Because if you do that, the pain will go away for forever! :)
Lovely write joshua and thank you for sharing

You discribed this so well, and nailed it sweet Josh! I guess your write shall be recognized by many. I love it you dare, and try to write about this subject. Great work! xo

[Violetta Alexis]

Painfully familiar. Definitely reminds me of myself. Nice work and good use of words. Thank you for sharing.

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

This was a very well written piece. The message in it was clear too...but you know....things will eventually get better. You just have to think ahead into your future and just imagine that it will be great. In the end you will be happy and forgetting about what is causing the pain in the first place. Thanks for sharing.

[Muse]

I feel sorry for this subject. Alchohol replaces the blood of so many. What a deep emotional write. :( xo

[Pebbles]

this is a brilliant piece of work ... :)

[SabrinaThePoet]

it's amazing what alcohol can do. I'm loving the imagery, this is a great poem.

[Chris]

Probably one of your better pieces due to the powerful imagery and the IDGAF kind of attitude.

Great piece my friend.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

well written and the drinker will only find they have compounded the problems that already exists........:)

[Magic plus the mayhem.]

I love the way you put so much imagery in this.
I picture someone sitting therewith the bottel in there hand and "alcohol that courses through my veins".
Once more another great write. :)