Care to Reduce the Chaos ?

I hope you don’t mind
But lately I find
You’re becoming a bit of a bore
The conversations we have, and I’ll try to be kind
They’re always about you
And what you’re going through
My life doesn’t matter at all

You’d talk all night if I let you
The more drama the better too
And when you drink wine
OMG you’re not fine!
And I want to say
Is that the time? It’s late
And leave you to your fate

But, I see you’re not ok
And there’s no way
You’d manage to get into a taxi
And so again you don’t have to ask me
I’ll be the only sober one here
So you have nothing to fear

And when the waiter you’ve been chatting to
And to whom you slip your number
Wants more than a tip
I’ll keep him away from you
He can’t play me for a fool
Sobriety wins in this case

Look at your face
You don’t look that well
You’ve had enough I can tell
You really don’t need another drink
Please, think,
Let’s get you home to your husband, grab your phone,
Intoxicated you don’t seem safe alone

You know, I can’t keep on doing this
So now, our girls nights are hit and miss
Please try and sort yourself out
If we’re to keep going out
And take some responsibility
Don’t you see?

Didn’t your night in a jail cell
Teach you any lessons well?
What about when you ran away that night
From the police, drunk and disorderly in a fright?
You were arrested
But you strongly contested
Who was to blame
It’s always the same!

In the cell you must’ve been lonely and scared
But it wasn’t your fault you said, it’s unfair
And recounting it to me
You still don’t see
Your behaviour is your responsibility

Could I gently suggest
That I can attest
Less wine would decrease the drama
You’d definitely feel calmer

Why not join me next time and you could see
AF would reduce the chaos dramatically
And we could just have a catch up and a chat
And I won’t have to see
You sat on a stranger’s knee

It’s the company we keep
Not what’s in our drink
That makes all the difference
We don’t need wine’s interference
To disrupt a night that’s great or even just ok
It only leaves us feeling drained,
Where I want to quietly retreat
No wish to repeat

Rethink the Drink

This poem was composed by Floss

The author of

Debunking the Romance of Mommy’s Wine Time – The Runaway Train and Nailing the Narcissist

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