The Bottle Poem by Dorsey Baker

When you drink whiskey
you drink it to get the full effect
that is what you expect
you drink it trying to forget
something that hurts
something that is causing you pain
but so many times
it makes you remember
more than forget
and then you get
sick to your stomach
and the pain in your head
it won't let you be at peace!
you blame the whiskey
for not doing its job
but the whiskey is not at fault
it didn't make you
pick up the bottle
you are the one
who thought that it would
solve all your problems!