'Set me up again', I signaled the bartender. <br />'Here you go', she smiled at me the way you used to. In fact there's a lot about her that reminds me of you.Maybe that's the reason I chose this bar? <br /> <br />Before we met, I was sober, .never even thought about getting drunk. <br />Then you said it, 'I don't love you anymore' Now this bartender is my best friend. <br /> <br />Most nights the alcohol has the desired effect, I don't even think about you for hours at a time.Some nights however, even getting drunk doesn't help, I see your face everywhere, on every other woman <br /> <br />'Damn she's cute' I think, looking at the bartender. <br />And getting over a broken heart herself. I wonder if she would consider going out with me? After all, she already knows me as well as you once did <br /> <br />One night, I got up the nerve to ask her out. She said yes and so we began dating, pretty soon I was falling in love. <br />Then she said it, 'Harry let's just be friends OK? <br /> <br />It was harder drinking her off my mind. The very smell of alcohol reminded me of her and female bartenders, well I guess you get the picture.Now I save my drinking for when I get home <br />. <br />.<br /><br />Harry J. Couchon Jr<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/drinking-you-off-my-mind/
