"Alcoholics don't get very far unless you drink and drive"
that is what he told me, gripping the bottle, leaving sweaty palms and cold sweats visible to the people who cared for him the most.
that is all I saw  
this is the life of an alcoholic, the life of someone suffering from second hand alcoholism, both leave the same aching feeling after seeing the bottle empty.
7 months and counting- you are conquering your fears of public speaking and facing yourself in the mirror.

It is time to conquer my mirrored reality
It is painful to even begin coughing up the words that have left me cotton mouthed in the past, but there is no doubt in my mind you have had more demons to face than I ever will.
a confession to late to be made- but I will spit it out even if it comes out in tongue so that my soul may rest easy

The source of the issue has gone through hell to pull the sword from the rock.
but, nevertheless, you hurt me in ways I thought were only possible in stupid sitcoms.
unintentionally, but painfully, you left your little girl vulnerable and too wise for her own good and for this I applaud you,
Because we all know addiction doesn't fall far from the tree