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The Reformed Alcoholic

been on the wagon
no alcohol in six weeks...
he toasts his success!


Date 3/18/19

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Paul Callus

March 19, 2019 at 5:17 PM

I hope that toast was a cup of tea or water, Jan! It would be so sad were he to throw away those 6 weeks! Your senryu leads to serious musing, though one can treat it with a dose of wit! Hugs // paul

Jan Allison

March 19, 2019 at 6:39 PM

You know me well Paul I couldn't resist the irony with that final line:-) hugs jan xx

Panagiota Romios

March 19, 2019 at 3:29 PM

People do recover, they just don't go about bragging about it. How unseemly that would be! Sadly, many will die young. Many have no idea that they, too, are alcoholics who smirk about this, They live in denial and laugh at the man in your poem. People yet have no idea, that some celebrate their sobriety in AA, yes with coffee. With decades of sobriety. Love, Panagiota

Jan Allison

March 19, 2019 at 6:38 PM

You are so right about alcoholics being in denial and they say they can stop anytime when really they need help:-( our friend's wife is killing herself with drink and won't accept help as she doesn't see she has a problem:-( hugs jan xx

Agnes Krampe

March 19, 2019 at 7:24 AM

It's so sad when this happens. Alcoholism is an awful disease.

Panagiota Romios

March 19, 2019 at 3:47 PM

Totally curable. And if untreated a danger to himself and those who know him. It is a disease, we don't laugh at cancer patients, do we! Or diabetics? The AMA defines it as a disease.so~ it's cruel to laugh, best we look into our own souls and stop being arrogant. Love, Panagiota.

Jan Allison

March 19, 2019 at 7:38 AM

It destroys so many lives Agnes it is so sad:-( hugs jan xx

Jeff Connelly

March 18, 2019 at 11:16 PM

I love Rico Leffanta's comment, Toast/Well down. If it wasn't toasted it would be bread. Loved the read Jan. Thanks so much.

Jan Allison

March 19, 2019 at 3:30 AM

thanks Jeff:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

March 18, 2019 at 6:55 PM

He's toast, alright! Well done! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison

March 18, 2019 at 7:20 PM

lol rico hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

March 18, 2019 at 6:23 PM

good one, Jan. He TOASTS his success. OH the irony. soupmail

Jan Allison

March 18, 2019 at 6:33 PM

I'm not sure if its suitable for the senryu contest but thought I'd post it anyway, I never ditch an idea lol:-) hugs jan xx

W.A. Cholt

March 18, 2019 at 6:04 PM

Addictions are very hard to break, this is so human.

Jan Allison

March 18, 2019 at 6:32 PM

thanks so much WA:=) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper

March 18, 2019 at 2:29 PM

Great Senryu, Jan, good luck in the contest. Hugs Eve ~`*

Jan Allison

March 18, 2019 at 3:01 PM

thanks Eve I've not entered it in the contest at the moment:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

March 18, 2019 at 1:29 PM

Big mistake, should have had a cup of tea. Yet many do just that, congratulate themselves by having a drink. Good luck. Tom.

Panagiota Romios

March 19, 2019 at 3:36 PM

Tom, millions of alcoholics celebrate in AA with friends, coffee, cake and fellowship. It's too bad they are not in the news. Many have been sober over 40 years.)))) they are in every profession. Bless them. Love, Panagiota

Jan Allison

March 18, 2019 at 2:07 PM

Must be hard to kick the habit Tom, have a friend whose wife is an alcoholic I didn't recognise her when we saw them out shopping recently, she was found paralytic in the street a few weeks back and ended up in court but she won't give up the drink, its so sad:-( hugs Jan xx

M. L. Kiser

March 18, 2019 at 10:55 AM

Self-defeating...well, no one's perfect; he must try again.

Panagiota Romios

March 19, 2019 at 3:40 PM

You have enormous humanity in you. Of courses he can try again. Rare, are the people who can get sober on the first try. People forget Betty Ford? Of course! Easier to make a joke about a man with a fatal illness. Love, Panagiota

Jan Allison

March 18, 2019 at 12:35 PM

Some people do rehab and then end up straight on the booze again:-( hugs Jan xx