Tom Edwards' Poem "Why I don't drink anymore"
Thanks to my friend DeeJay for pointing this out to me - it was on a BBC2 show. An excellent summary of alcoholism I changed because I have the sickness of alcoholism, alcoholism doesn't come in bottles it comes in people. You should have seen me. I drank for happiness and became unhappy; I drank for joy and became miserable. I drank to be out-going and became self-centred; I drank for sociability and became argumentative and lonely; I drank for sophistication and became crude and obnoxious. I drank for friendship and made enemies, I drank to soften sorrow and wallowed in self-pity; I drank for sleep and awakened without rest. I drank for strength and felt weak. I drank for masculinity and it sapped my potency; I drank medicinally and got sick. I drank because I thought my job called for it and lost my job. I drank to stimulate thought and blacked out. I drank to make conversation and got to where I couldn't talk at all; I drank to forget and became haunted. I drank for freedom...
AND .... he keeps his room tidy!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Satriani sound from the JM4
It's all in the genes clearly... :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! that is way cool! I have to show this to my son. He's 13 and just got a "Fender Stratocaster" for x-mas! he loves it!
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aww..cool :)
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ReplyDelete....er....can you remind him to remember me when he's rich and famous?....;-)
Can't beat a bit of tap dancing.
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