SoberPoem

It’s Friday night, I just can’t wait To hit the pub and stay out late Nothing beats a night of booze

So gladrags on, and dancing shoes

The pub is full, the musics loud I grab a drink and find my crowd I down my drink, I’m feeling good As alcohol invades my blood

Drink is flowing, speech is slurred Bodies swaying, vision blurred

I’m slowly losing all control And heading for that dark black hole

My mind is blank, I cannot walk I cannot see or hear or talk I’m vulnerable and unaware I cannot see the danger there

Next thing I know I’m home in bed

Feeling scared and full of dread I can’t recall the night before My body aches, my head is sore.

I wrack my brain, I’ve no idea How I got myself back here I text my friends but they don’t know They left me drinking, I wouldn’t go

Now all I have is anxiety and pain

Damage imbedded deep in my brain

All this was caused by a toxin we choose With nothing to gain and so much to lose

So I made a decision to change my life

Katie Taylor

A writer choosing life without alcohol because I’ve drunk my share, and half of yours

Host - The Sober Effect Podcast

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To rid myself of the worry and strife I no longer drink the poisonous stuff That gives us a buzz, then makes us feel rough

My life is now full of wonderful things A positive life that sobriety brings Just try it today, I promise you’ll get Change for the better, you’ll never regret

By Paula Bothamley