Drunken Love

I was ten years old I remember it well A frightening fight when my parents fell, Dad lost his job and mom was sick To hide their booze was my brother’s trick, As they would drink, time would tell When they started to fight and swear and yell, My mother when drunk would throw things at dad He’d only entice her and make her more mad, I’d hide in my bedroom and cry to myself Embarrassed I was of their quick failing health, The drinking continued over the years We learned to cope with the anger and fears, We moved to a motel, four in a room My parents still drinking we were headed for doom, As teens we were rescued and given a chance But my parents continued this booze enhanced dance, My mom and my dad both died from the fight Of many years drinking day in and night, This disease can take hold of a family and kill You can take it or fight it or hold it at will, I know what I’ve learned growing up all these years That I loved mom and dad and I still shed some tears.