You’ve Come To The Right Place

This is day 6 of your binge,

And I have watched from across the room each day

As you ingest the poison

As if it were a life sustaining elixir.

Drown your shattered heart in the alcohol.

I know what it's like to be reduced to a crawl.

I've been there,

And I will never forget

The day my still beating heart was torn from my chest.

Such darkness...

But I've glued my shattered pieces back together,

And stitched my heart back under by breast.

Though the scars still remain just under the surface,

And some of the pieces are still frayed and cracked.

Yet, I no longer need the bourbon and prozac

To get through a day.

For I found my redemption in this place.

Beyond the alcohol and smoke haze, 

Our dance with the devil is well known,

And we never disown one of our own   

For we have all known this darkness.

Look around you, my dear.

We are all broken here.