Alcoholic

in times I've rested,
laid on the floor,
not getting up,
or answering the door,
in places I have nested,
a hedge or highway,
bled and thrown up,
friends don't call, no way,
in jail, unconscious,
I wake up in hell,
burning all the bridges,
in hospital, I fell,
in rehab, i'm broken,
my mind is not my own,
shiver and shake,
no sleep, want to go home,
panic strikes, step back, end game,
paranoia puts up walls in your way,
maybe tomorrow I wont feel the same,
maybe tomorrow I wont be the same....
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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December 4, 2014 at 9:01 PM
deep excellent pen pal bless you
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June 5, 2013 at 8:20 AM
David, tomorrow sounds like another day, hopefully the light that awaits you that morning doesn't bring you staggering through the floor. My real mother was an alcoholic, for that matter, i can visual the movements in your poem. thank you for sharing.. Linda
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