When I decide
to get dressed up
and go on a night out socialising
I know I could do with realising
If and when I have the urge to drink
I should probably pause and think
Hard
And hope I can take a shovel along
from my garden or backyard
I just might need it to dig myself out
Of the hole I could end up in
On a night I probably wouldn’t win
When I might drink till I forget to eat,
Or sit down
And miss my seat
Yep
that’s something in the past I’ve done
And more embarrassingly
It was more than once
And on this latest occasion
Much to my drunken indignation
The evening had only just begun
Oh what fun!
I ended up in an an unsightly mess
Embarrassed in defeat
Rose wine splattered dress!
Too red faced to eat!
Yep my friend’s remember that one!
The worse for me
Was the mess I would be
Never wanting to leave
Just one more
He agreed
But one more led to grief
I was stuck in the belief
That he didn’t like me
Why couldn’t he be like the others
I wasn’t his mother
I wanted more affection
I was getting the wrong reaction
Was it hardly a surprise?
Those blood shot eyes
I was a bloody mess
I’d have to confess
But the worst shame of all
Not easy to say
Despite all the rants
I’d lost all control
How did I get in this hole ?
I’d pissed my pants
More than once I should add
The shame & the guilt
Back then…
it was bad 🙁
But
On a night out sober now
I feel I’ve changed for the better
And how!
My friends don’t know
the new improved me
“I’ve put back my pieces differently”
I can still be silly and still have fun
Just I’m no longer a loose cannon
They don’t have to look after me
I’m no longer a liability !
I’m free 😀💖
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