Carl Halling Poet Free verse

Ethanol Is a Thief of Youth

Auto-annihilation is stupid, 
It breaks hearts, 
And ruins lives,
I hate that I was ever self-destructive, 
I rue the day I became entranced 
By its shadowy charisma.

Ethanol is a thief of youth:
Poor Jo-Jo was right 
To warn her cherished daughter
Of its insidious malignancy.
I was one of the fortunate ones
In that it didn't entirely destroy me;

But despite its lack of glamour,
In comparison to 
Other more romanticised intoxicants,
It's among the most lethiferous of drugs,
And it stole from me, 
What remained of my gorgeous youth.

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Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser April 26, 2015 at 11:49 PM HiCarl, am glad to read your poem. my grandfather died of cancer cause by being alcohlic. your lines is glowing with intensity and reality that some youth should remember and take into considerAtion... !~~ olive eloisa Carl Halling April 27, 2015 at 7:16 AM Hi Olive Eloisa, I'm so glad you liked this poem, thank you so much for your encouraging comment, I very much appreciate it. I'm really sorry about your grandfather. Yes, it's a subject I feel very passionate about; and you're right, young people should seriously take into consideration the terrible potential dangers of alcohol.

The Grahamburglar April 26, 2015 at 10:40 PM I love when people break out words I've never heard. Lethiferous is a good one. I learned something new today, so thank you for that. New word aside, that was a good read, and well-written, Bravo! Carl Halling April 26, 2015 at 10:58 PM Thank you so much, Preston, I'm so glad you enjoyed it; I think I came across "lethiferous" some years ago when I was going through a phase of being obsessed by archaic terms; and it stuck with me.