The King of Kegs
The King of Kegs
He was the town drunk, that
everyone loved.
Didn't care about being arrested
nor his children going food less.
But at the bar, oh such a big hit.
Always knew tons of jokes, he
was the King of the Kegs!
And nary a night, was he not lit.
The sobers, shall we say, judged
him as socially, mentally and
morally unfit.
Such self-righteous boring twits!
Who judged him to death, never
thinking that they had major
shortcomings and faults, too!
As we say in the USA, these prigs
thought they were it!
They had no idea he was attending
recovery meetings at night.
They so wrongly were condemning
his addictive plight.
The King of Kegs became quite sober.
Moreover, he saved many, many others
from death.
He even opened a mission is southern
LA that operates to
this day and helped thousands to give
up the booze and live a life with nary
a drop of alcohol to begin their day.
Nope, you won't hear of such heroes
like this on the news, no!
Too busy decrying the evil men do.
After all, a fat paycheck buys them
the best shoes.
Things that are magnificent, my
friends simply are not worthy of news.
+Here's to all the good people in the
world, including all those suffering from
addictions, their families and those who
do not understand that it is both a
psychological and physical addiction,
not a moral one.+
August 3, 2019
3:45am PST
Copyright © Panagiota Romios | Year Posted 2019
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