Put that bottle down papa - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

sloane2468 · 07-23-2006, 08:35 PM

Put that bottle down papa
don't you know it's killin you?
put that bottle down papa
I will see you through
we can run away from here
I'll take care of you

Don't you cry papa
it'll be okay
the sun will come out again
I'll help you
wipe those tears away

Put that bottle down papa
don't you know it's killin you?
I know how much you're hurtin
that you're feelin
like you're not a man
feelin you can't stop drinkin
but I'm tellin you papa
I'm tellin you
that You Can!

You get sober papa
and we'll hit the road
just get in the car and drive
and tell each other every day
Damn!! it's good to be alive
put that bottle down papa
don't you know it's killin you?
*******************************
I was eight years old when I thought I could save my father from all his pain. We did take off once and drove all over the country, just the two of us. It was short lived, and we went home again, and he never put the bottle down until it killed him. I wrote this awhile ago when I was revisiting
my feelings of how "running" became such a big part of my life.

Haven't been here in over a year. I'm clean and hope everybody is keeping it together; and if you're not that's okay too.

Derameth · 07-30-2006, 01:45 PM

Beautifully written Sloane. I am new here but glad you have returned. I hope that in no way you blame yourself for your fathers illness and subsequent death. We all make our own choices. Some good, some not so good, but in life we try to learn from all these choices.

Congrat's on being clean! It is no little feat. Blessings and harmony to you

sloane2468 · 07-30-2006, 04:40 PM

No I don't blame myself, but when I was a kid I got it in my head that I could save him, if we ran away. I'm glad I returned too! and hope to see you around the boards Derameth....
blessings and harmony to you also~

mygirls_mylife · 08-04-2006, 10:52 PM

Wow, that made me tear up. Nice poem. Thanks for sharing it.

Star

07-23-2006, 08:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
sloane2468 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 41	Put that bottle down papa Put that bottle down papa don't you know it's killin you? put that bottle down papa I will see you through we can run away from here I'll take care of you Don't you cry papa it'll be okay the sun will come out again I'll help you wipe those tears away Put that bottle down papa don't you know it's killin you? I know how much you're hurtin that you're feelin like you're not a man feelin you can't stop drinkin but I'm tellin you papa I'm tellin you that You Can! You get sober papa and we'll hit the road just get in the car and drive and tell each other every day Damn!! it's good to be alive put that bottle down papa don't you know it's killin you? ******************************* I was eight years old when I thought I could save my father from all his pain. We did take off once and drove all over the country, just the two of us. It was short lived, and we went home again, and he never put the bottle down until it killed him. I wrote this awhile ago when I was revisiting my feelings of how "running" became such a big part of my life. Haven't been here in over a year. I'm clean and hope everybody is keeping it together; and if you're not that's okay too. __________________ ~The invisible people, the ones we walk by every day, the ones we some time become~

07-30-2006, 01:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Derameth Friend of Angels Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A Great State of Mind Posts: 23	Beautifully written Sloane. I am new here but glad you have returned. I hope that in no way you blame yourself for your fathers illness and subsequent death. We all make our own choices. Some good, some not so good, but in life we try to learn from all these choices. Congrat's on being clean! It is no little feat. Blessings and harmony to you __________________ Derameth How poor are they who have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees. William Shakespeare

07-30-2006, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
sloane2468 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 41	Thanks Derameth No I don't blame myself, but when I was a kid I got it in my head that I could save him, if we ran away. I'm glad I returned too! and hope to see you around the boards Derameth.... blessings and harmony to you also~ __________________ ~The invisible people, the ones we walk by every day, the ones we some time become~

08-04-2006, 10:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
mygirls_mylife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: home of the liquid sunshine-Florida Posts: 294	Wow, that made me tear up. Nice poem. Thanks for sharing it. Star __________________ You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you. -Isaiah 26:3

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