Emile Pinet Poet Sonnet

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The Brink

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 May 25, 2018 at 9:36 PM Eloquent warning, Emile. Emile Pinet May 26, 2018 at 8:33 AM Thank you so much Line, your comments are much appreciated my friend, Emile.

Scott Thirtyseven March 10, 2017 at 2:40 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 March 10, 2017 at 7:41 AM Thanks so much Scott, I appreciate your encouragement and support, Emile.

Laura Leiser March 6, 2017 at 2:49 PM You creatively communicated very wise words of warning about the perils of over drinking, Emile. Very well written sonnet! Emile Pinet March 6, 2017 at 3:57 PM Thanks Laura, I appreciate your support, Emile.

Paul Callus March 6, 2017 at 9:03 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 March 6, 2017 at 11:26 AM Thank you Paul, your input is always welcome my friend, Emile.

Connie Pachecho March 4, 2017 at 11:45 AM this is disappointing Emile Pinet March 4, 2017 at 11:47 AM So is this, Emile.

Heidi Sands March 4, 2017 at 9:46 AM That can surely happen, Emile. You have described it well, especially trading reality for false truth. Well done. :) Emile Pinet March 4, 2017 at 10:09 AM Thanks Heidi, drink affects us all differently... but excess use leads to misery for both the drinker and those that love them, Emile.