Ode to Alcohol

This is an ode to Alcohol,

That cunning and baffling drug

It will take your life and twist it around

Then leave you like yesterday’s rug

At first you feel happy and silly

Do things that can be kind of rude.

Embarrass yourself , Make a fool of yourself ,

Get loud and a little crude,

It begins to numb the senses

So the demons will go away

But when you come back to yourself again

There’s double the demons to pay

Thousands of brain cells are destroyed

Each time you take that drink

After a while the grogginess

Makes it difficult to think

Self will begins to run riot

No one is right but you,

All the bad deeds are another’s fault

Responsible is not something you do

Pretty soon you need some more

Just to mellow out

More and more and more it takes

To the place you can just drop out

You lose the friends you met in the bar

To drugs or divorce or death

You lose your true friends and family

You lose your life , your own breath

By now you’re pretty much out of control

You lie, you cheat you steal,

Morals become a thing of the past

There’s only one thing……… Your will

It’s a legacy to pass on to the kids

That deadly and dark disease

Denial the elephant in the room

Starts to be used with ease

The pattern is set to pass it on

Because people refuse to get help

They’d rather be sick than take the steps

Toward wellness, happiness, health

You’re finally a true monster

Insanity has taken your life,

You’ve lost your job, your husband, your wife

The only thing left is ?


-A High Price to Pay-

or

Turn your will over to a higher power that can restore you to sanity

One step at a time

Let go and let God