Distilled From Tears
Like anguish, distilled from tears,
beer levies a costly price.
And arouses sleeping fears
as an elixir of vice.
This ubiquitous drink can
temporarily numb pain.
And yet, since first brewed by Man,
in excess, beer warps the brain.
Alcohol’s lonely refrain
drowns the melodies of love.
And though it’s hard to abstain
it oft turns push into shove.
When teetering on the brink,
alcoholism cuts no slack.
For once addicted to drink,
depression inks your world black.
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