Inebriated and Negated
By David Reinstein,LCSW, 7th Jul 2012 | Follow this author
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Alcohol is legal and socially sanctioned in many cultures. It is not, however, necessarily a good thing and there are ALWAYS trade-offs involved in getting inebriated.
To Drink of Not to Drink?
Alcohol reduces self
To something less than it might be,
Sliding consciousness onto a back shelf;
Eyes remain but they can’t see.
It’s the vacate in vacation,
Who was home has gone away;
Empty plans and useless ruminations
Keep most useful thought at bay.
Both legal and tempting
As a way to recreate,
The liquids are oft pre-empting
Better options brought by fate.
Inebriated and berated
From within and from without,
Waking with a head that aches
Signals time to apply the brakes
To retrieve the cells the liquor takes
And resist another bout.
Inebriated and negated
Though other drinkers laugh along,
Self-diminished and decompensated
Rendering weak who once was strong.
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7th Jul 2012 (#)
David yet another great article and as a user of the red Grape can relate or as Oscar Wilde said. "Write drunk but edit sober"
Best Wishes
Steve
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7th Jul 2012 (#)
Steve,
L'chaim!
David
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8th Jul 2012 (#)
Drinking can bring about the loss of a brother, a mother, and even, heaven forbid, one's own car when it is towed away.
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8th Jul 2012 (#)
Fascinating use of words, David. Thank you.
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8th Jul 2012 (#)
Had to come back just in case I missed anything
Best Wishes
Steve
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10th Jul 2012 (#)
Nice work
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10th Jul 2012 (#)
Well said!
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28th Jul 2012 (#)
Do you know what Jewish people say when they drink chai in India?.... L'CHAI-em!
LOL
Haven't drunk a drop alcohol in 27 years....
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28th Jul 2012 (#)
... nor have I, rd... and, glad to be able to say, I have never missed it.
(The license plate on my car is: LCHAIM and the one on my wife's is BSHIRT.
Namaste!
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