Wine

Wine

i drink a lot of wine…
to pass the time
to ease my mind
to elevate the pain
the stress
and the strain
i drink enough
till i was drunk myself
could not care for anyone else
just sat around,
feeling sorry for myself
i drunk a lot of wine
so i could forget
it nearly worked, only nearly
in reality,
i just emphasised the pain
much more clearly
i drunk a lot of wine
onl myself got abused
only myself got more confused
i felt lost
is this what could happen to me?
i drunk a lot of wine
in the hope i was setting something free
i had no one i could ask or listen to
i drunk a lot of wine
and realised my prison



James Garratt – 1995