My drunken friend, after too many beers,
Sat on the bench, fighting back his tears,
'I've tried so hard to stay off the drink
And you know what my wife and children will think! !
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This is spot on. I'm sober 23 years and these words still touch me deeply
I've never even had more than a spoonful of alcohol in my life, yet I feel the hopelessness of being an alcoholic from reading this poem.: (You're one of the few people on here that can make me empathize.