Vodka’s Side Effects

She thought a few drinks

With her friends would be fun.

Vodka circled the group of teens.

A few rounds later, drunk she was.

What was fun, turned to a suicide attempt and a missing person case. 

She drunkenly said yes to sex.

Nearly was raped.

Depression overcame her.

On the floor she lay,

Crying.

Crying.

Crying.

Threats of killing herself.

Someone thought this was hilarious, and offered her his knife.

And she took it.

To get it out of her hands required some wrestling. 

We called for her parents,

and her mother came.

And so she lay in bed to sleep it off...

Or so her parents thought.

I really fucked up now. I can't turn back, were her thoughts soaked with Vodka.

Depression was winning, and its victory fed it to succeed more.

Why be here?

So she decided to end it.

She jumped out the window, without plans of opening her eyes again,

But remained conscious...

2 AM and the police and her friends are searching the town.

The nagging of her worrying friends fortunately brought her home.

To this day she refuses to admit to where she stayed.

Alcohol is her self harm.

And alcohol brought on this episode.

Don't let a drink make your decision to stay or to hide.

Don't let a drink make your decision to live or to die.