Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Whiskey 'N Cigarettes

He tried to drown the pain
Demons from his past
Voices from his childhood

Mean drunks in an insane world
Feeling unsafe and
Never good enough

A casualty in hot pursuit
Chased through the years
Malicious demons

Bent on his demise
A vicious cycle of booze
Disintegrating his mind

Tried to stop the voices
The hurt and pain
And make them go away


AP: Honorable Mention 2025

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Juanita Oosthuizen November 3, 2018 at 10:58 PM I have been trying to write something on this topic and I keep hitting a wall, but you said it all so well here. Line Gauthier November 4, 2018 at 8:22 AM Thank you so much, Juanita, for your most appreciated visit and comment. Your muse is working on it, sometimes it takes time to percolate.

Mike Hauser November 1, 2018 at 8:31 PM So true for so many... I'm 28 years sober this month! Line Gauthier November 4, 2018 at 8:21 AM Congrats, Mike. Thanks for your most appreciated visit and encouraging comment. Thank you for sharing your success and your much appreciated poetry that obviously results from this success. Bravo.

W.A. Cholt November 1, 2018 at 4:01 PM So true to life. A poem that encapsulates the whole repetitive, self-defeating cycle of addiction perfectly. Line Gauthier November 1, 2018 at 6:25 PM So sad indeed. Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, WA.

Rhona Mcferran November 1, 2018 at 2:43 PM Perfect description, my friend. Well penned! Line Gauthier November 1, 2018 at 6:25 PM Thank you for your much appreciated visit and comment, Rhona.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart November 1, 2018 at 1:11 PM Chilling and familiar <3 Line Gauthier November 1, 2018 at 1:13 PM Thanks for your most appreciated visit and comment, Maureen.