It's been awhile since I've posted to my journal, but with long days in the field, I don't have a whole lot of time other than to do my regular posts. On another forum I belong to, a young lady early in recovery, was worried about what she should say about her decision to quit drinking and it gave me a bit of inspiration for a poem...
What do I tell my drinking friends
When they come knocking at my door
How do I make it plain to them
That I don’t drink no more.
This here’s a problem for us all
When we give up the drink
Telling our friends and family
And of us, what will they think?
For me I guess I’m different from most
Cause I just tell it straight up and true
No sense beating around the bush
For a lie will come back on you.
So I tell’em maybe today just one
And tomorrow maybe the same
But one day that won’t be the case
I’ll end up drunk again.
I just never really know
When I can stop at just one
So it’s just much easier for me
To make sure that I have none.
This is the way that I am now
And you’ll always be my friend
But if you can’t accept the new me
Then our friendship will have to end.
My friends are okay with the non-drinking me
And respect my decision to quit
They carry on as if nothings changed
And it bothers me not one little bit!