Alcohol

Love,

‘twas not you,

but I

let it come to this.

 

Ceaseless pursuer

of sensation,

I found I

just

couldn’t

endure

The intensity of our passion.

It was tearing me apart.

 

Oh, you were always

there for me,

but what did I do

but take, take, take?

 

Gulping you down

wholesale

in the attempt to quench

an unquenchable thirst?

 

How do you fill a black hole,

anyway?

Entire suns

cannot suffice,

and neither could you.

 

I’m so sorry.

Let’s try

to remember the good times

and I’ll not use you

anymore.

Reviews

[TheChristianLoner]

Very true, very true indeed. I keep hearing about alcohol as if its a life-source or something. Good news is that I dislike alcohol completely because of religious reasons. [I am a Christian. Christianity doesn't forbid alcohol per se but forbids drunkenness and I thought that the way to avoid drunkenness is to steer clear of any alcoholic drink.]

[Zugzwang]

Everyone's different, but I can safely say that booze doesn't work for me. I get more done that way. Good luck on your journey and thanks for the review!

[TheChristianLoner]

Not a problem.

[terry smith]

Impressive work my friend!! but alcohol is one lady you cannot lie to, she knows your soul....that is why addiction is permanent.

[Zugzwang]

Hahahaha! It certainly is. She is an alluring but ultimately hard mistress. And she will always be there in the wings, beckoning...'Just one for old time's sake'.

[terry smith]

...just follow me into my warm embrace and I will take you to a beautiful place.....addiction lullaby.

[Zugzwang]

You said it bro!

[Firebird]

Am I missing something? This is about a girl you were addicted to or actually about alcohol? Either way it's good.

[Zugzwang]

Well, it's kinda about both. I like metaphors that have double meanings, something I picked up from zen poetry and can't stop myself doing, I loved it so much.

[Firebird]

Well I like it. It's powerful.

[alifeacoustic]

Ah, that old devil in a bottle, good for what ails ya. I gave up drinking a few years back in the hope it would drag a friend away from the edge. He fell in, I fell out and apart from the odd Brandy coffee, don't miss it at all.
We used to count the good times by being unable to remember them.
Potent write, delivered with style.

[Zugzwang]

Thanks, Acoustic. Yep, It's all fun and games for a while but I also came to the decision that I wanted to walk away from drinking. Perhaps because I was endowed with so few brain cells at birth, I concluded I wanted to hang on top the ones I still had left! Thanks for the review!