Morphine whiskey Washed down with ginger ale Leaves me fatigued and dehydrated And a whiter shade of pale. Drowning all my sorrows By pickling my brain A pure act of genius Or just mentally insane. A self inflicted curfew I must be home by dawn As I burn the midnight oil Losing my queen to a simple pawn. This game of chess called life Has passed me by too fast But has ended with a final look Through the bottom of a glass.
Addiction to drink or drugs is an illness and those who suffer need our help and sympathy far more than ridicule And rejection.