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The Brink

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Alcohol’s a drug that deludes the brain, especially in vulnerable youth. For it numbs hurts and emotional pain, trading reality for a false truth. Beer is the gateway to misery's domain, replacing self-hate with synthesized love. And if you're addicted and can't abstain, confide in your friends or the Lord above. Liquor fuels anguish, distilled from tears, and yet, you'll pay its toll despite the price. And when you reawaken sleeping fears, occasional use morphs into a vice. Many are blind to the pitfalls of drink, unaware, they're teetering on the brink. (Sonnet) 3/4/2017

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Line Gauthier

Date: 5/25/2018 9:36:00 PM

Eloquent warning, Emile.

Emile Pinet
Date: 5/26/2018 8:33:00 AM

Thank you so much Line, your comments are much appreciated my friend, Emile.

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 3/10/2017 2:40:00 AM

I raise a glass to your wonderful ability to write sonnets. It's a shame though that some take their drinking this far.

Emile Pinet
Date: 3/10/2017 7:41:00 AM

Thanks so much Scott, I appreciate your encouragement and support, Emile.

Laura Leiser

Date: 3/6/2017 2:49:00 PM

You creatively communicated very wise words of warning about the perils of over drinking, Emile. Very well written sonnet!

Emile Pinet
Date: 3/6/2017 3:57:00 PM

Thanks Laura, I appreciate your support, Emile.

Paul Callus

Date: 3/6/2017 9:03:00 AM

Drink, like drugs, can lull a person into a false sense of security or euphoria. Your poem is a meaningful eye-opener, Emile. Full marks for a well executed sonnet, my friend. ~ paul

Emile Pinet
Date: 3/6/2017 11:26:00 AM

Thank you Paul, your input is always welcome my friend, Emile.

Connie Pachecho

Date: 3/4/2017 11:45:00 AM

this is disappointing

Emile Pinet
Date: 3/4/2017 11:47:00 AM

So is this, Emile.

Heidi Sands

Date: 3/4/2017 9:46:00 AM

That can surely happen, Emile. You have described it well, especially trading reality for false truth. Well done. :)

Emile Pinet
Date: 3/4/2017 10:09:00 AM

Thanks Heidi, drink affects us all differently... but excess use leads to misery for both the drinker and those that love them, Emile.