One Drink Is All I Need
I wrote this poem a few months ago when I was going through a tough time with my job. Fortunately, that job came to an end and hopefully I'll be able to start focusing on writing more stories and poems.
One Drink Is All I Need
One drink is all I need to put my mind at ease to calm my nerves and give my heart peace.
The pills don't work my nerves still on end my mind constantly racing.
One drink is all I need.
With one drink I can open my mind speak my heart without it I stay in my shell
Keep to myself won't open up, but with one drink I can.
Because I need a drink do I have a problem that I need something to help
Break the shell I'm trapped in and erase the pain my heart's been holding in?
Do I rely too much on something that gives me an edge and
Keeps me cool when I'm buried under pressure? Others say yes, others say no
I say I do what I can to survive this hell on earth and free my mind and heart
That's been buried for so long. I use a pad and a pen to express my feelings
Because talking with professionals doesn't seem to work.
When the Docs and the meds don't seem to work, what's a fella to do but
Go with his gut and try something that does even if he dies young would it be
Worth it that he shed tears on paper and drowned his pain with drinks?
Then cheers to him for finding something that worked when everything else failed.
Sometimes a drink is all I need to ease my mind, calm my nerves, and put my mind to peace.