Hello my name is Joe, and I'm an alcoholic.
It's been 4 minutes since my last drink.
It was a beer and it was delicious.
I started drinking when I woke up at 3:30 pm
to cure a wicked hangover.
I'm not sure whether It worked or not, I still have a headache,
but I no longer taste the vomit.
where I threw up, I do not know, but the lingering smell
tells me it's around here somewhere.
I awoke naked on the bathroom floor.
The cold tiles contrasting the heat of the steaming shower.
I remember watching a hockey game the night prior,
at a bar across the street, with a wad of cash no longer present, and a cell phone surely lost.
Do I regret my actions?
No.
It was worth it at the time,
and the moment is what matters most.
I owe everything I hold dear to my friend "the drink";
my friends, my life, the loss of my virginity.

I raise my glass to you my friend.

Cheers to beers,
hooray for hootch,
whiskey, rum,
a liqueur smooch.
vodka, gin,
wine red or white
won't you fill my glass tonight?

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