Alcohol Took Everything From Me – A Poem by Sober Curator Danielle Tschernega

Alcohol took everything from meSaid it was my friend just wait and seeLet’s be exclusive, secretive, no one can knowYou’ll use me, I’ll love you, pick you up when you are low

Alcohol took everything from meMy friends, my family, my dignityI felt alone, isolated and betrayedShut in, depressed, lied to – but still you stayed

Alcohol took everything from meYou said I’d be happy but I was so sad you seeWho you really are is a thief so cruelLaughing at me cuz I was the foolThe fool for thinking your lies were trueBut the fool is me, you already knew

Alcohol took everything from meA hollow shell of myself I kept following your leadNow I have no one, you wanted it that wayYou do it so often, a MASTER at play

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