It takes two shots—
one tequila,
one Ficken.
Then we top it with a Radler,
to radicalize our sorrows.
Some Hennessy—
to pacify the heart.
They’ll petrify me with names:
alcoholic.
lost.
weak.
But it’s only one sip—
repeated rhyme.
A broken glass
feels the pain of a shuttered window.
For some, it’s fun.
For some, it’s a recurring illness.
But when you see me
high-ed up—
it’s not the buzz I’m chasing.
It’s the memories
I’m erasing.
They say it might be the cure—
but you
are the diagnosis.
And when you turn me away,
you don’t save me—
you guide me to the grave.
How long
do others drive us insane
and still call it concern?
Sometimes music
is the antidote,
when the poison
is self-inflicted.
The pain ruffles—
like memories,
like distractions.
And two shots
won’t shoot the rival.
The eye
is the secret beholder—
staring
until it shatters,
like broken glasses
on a floor
that remembers
every fall.
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So much distilled in this shot of words. A blend and powerful it is for the one that drinks it. At first it is rough to the taste but then it becomes smooth on the tongue and warms the throat as it descends. A wonderful write that quiets the mind to the outside roar. A fave
thanks a lot
You are welcome
The journey of the glass, that takes you up, takes you down, spins you around falling to the ground.
Memories wane after ten drinks, we explain.
One for the road, maybe two, the road goes on.
yeah thats it, thanks
My friend, this is devastating in its clarity…the drinks, the labels, the false cures, and the way memory keeps bleeding through. You wrote addiction without spectacle and pain without disguise. That ending stays with me. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
thanks
You're welcome, my friend.
Wow! I can hear this spoken in my mind! Dramatic!
thanks
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