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A Different Kind of Drunk

A Poem

By Atomic HistorianPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read
A Different Kind of Drunk
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When I drink

The intruders they come out

For months and years they mount

Bubbling to the surface

Sometimes they make me think I’m great

Sometimes they make me feel worthless

But once I’ve had enough

They fly right off the cuff

I say too little too often

But once I’m there

It’s like I just can’t stop them

But no more

I have nothing left in store

Tired of just trying to push through

I’m through

Reached my breaking point when I lost her

I have nothing left to hold me down

Nothing left to offer but “this is me”

Accept it or leave it

I’m going to continue to be as free as I can be

Because now I’m drunk on being me

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    Written by Atomic Historian