You're an alcoholic but not a smoker - <br />What else is there to say? <br />Your poetry is mediocre - <br />It's been another lousy day. <br /> <br />You used to think <br />If you had a drink <br />Your blues would go away - <br />But now you know that isn't true <br />So you haven't had a drink today. <br /> <br />Well done, old boy! <br />But there's no joy, <br />So what are you going to do? <br />You're dead inside, and lonely too <br />And bored and in despair. <br /> <br />Your fellow alcoholics care - <br />They say, 'If you choose <br />To turn again to booze <br />You've a hell of a lot to lose! ' <br /> <br />You'd lose your peace of mind, I guess. <br />The answer's 'Yes, <br />But wouldn't it be nice <br />To ignore this sound advice, <br />To relax, chill out, and have a little happiness? <br /> <br />Or at least to write a decent verse, <br />Something pungent, moving, terse, <br />Transcending this alcoholic's curse! ! ! '<br /><br />John Thorkild Ellison<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/alcoholic-blues/
