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[aid] => mick
[title] => Sobriety
[time] => 2011-10-06 06:07:56
[hometext] => The cost of kicking the evil habit...
[bodytext] => Sobriety Desire within me rages like a beast The aches and chills upon me feast I am wanton lust a feral child The lust for drink that drives me wild Does not abate not in the least You are told in the recovery room To anticipate impending doom And yes the trials within a week Hunt out the meek the sick the weak Like vultures up on high do loom Withdrawal from demon alcohol Which leaves you like a ragged doll Must be endured for one’s own sake Although your bones do shake and ache And from your mouth your tongue does loll Eventually peace does return A state you know you have to earn The pain the angst the shame you see Is just the cost the finder’s fee A lesson you will surely learn The benefit is peace of mind An outlook sunny good and kind Unheard of only months ago When evil booze I did forego Yet purity I’ve yet to find [comments] => 2 [counter] => 125 [topic] => 61 [informant] => aliopterix [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => selfstruggles )
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