Fatherhood.
That difficult task
Of loving a child
and them loving back.
Sticking around
For all those bad memories
Like a first step
First day of school
First concert
All those horrible Birthdays
And the depressing Christmas
All these painful holidays
So hard to see your wonderful kids
Smiling and laughing
Enjoying life
To the fullest

I see now, why you chose the bottle.
It loves you back
Makes you smile.
Brings you gifts.
Keeps you company.
How selfish of me
To not truly see
The vast beauty
Of the bottle.