Drinking Session Poem by Dave Scott

I have my angels and demons
I have a lot on my mind
But when I open my mind
There are no answers to find

There's only one place to go
It's calling my name
This bottle of liquor
Will swallow my shame

With a heavy heart, I sit back and gaze
Up at the sky and it's starry maze

As I take down a few more shots
I leave you with this -
My unadulterated thoughts:

God give me wings to fly
In this broken world I see angels falling from the sky
Good people losing faith

And I can't help but wonder why?
Will I be next?
Trading my lows for getting high?

I find myself wondering what even is a memory
If we choose to forget?
I'm out here living my life
But who else really cares about it

Each second of time slips by as forgotten as the last
Facts are remembered
But emotions are left in the past

Each day we chase the carrot in front of our nose
But what happens when we reach death
And realize it was ignorance we chose?

God, relieve my heavy heart
Take the pain away
It's slowly ripping me apart
So I look toward the sky to pray


As I take my last sip
And let my brain drown its sorrow
I wonder if I'll even remember this pain by tomorrow