Alcoholic Dreams

The morning light is harsh 

After sleeping in the basement 

A half remembered night of 

Blurry vision and empty bottles 

Alcohol drips on the floor next to 

Full ashtrays and scribbled paper 

Confessions of love long since hidden 

Behind walls of inhibitions 

Regret, remorse, and embarrassment fill my head 

As smoke fills my lungs from another cigarette 

My bloodshot eyes tell the story 

To everyone I meet 

How my addictions haunt me like demons 

And there is no angel to chase them away 

2005