excessive thinking
i replaced
drinking
with excessive
thinking
the hangover
is worse
thoughts
form a curse
no longer
dumb
no longer
numb
swallow burn
shame
write ink
pain
bottles
emptied of sin
notepads
fill the bin
addicted
to stress
addicted
nonetheless
the bar
is locked
my writing
is blocked
my 12-step
process
is journaling
this nonsense
just these few
lines
stress and whiskey
rhymes
should i have
another?
write on
my brother!
This poem is from the book Poetry from a Dark Night of the Soul
