Something About Drinking Alone

It took me a while,

but eventually

I figured it out.

If you get drunk

all by yourself

alone,

without someone

who will drink along

with you,

without someone who

will agree with you

that the world

sucks,

women can’t be trusted

and they suck too,

jobs suck, suit and ties

suck,

Walmart and Ferraris

suck,

and rich people suck,

without someone

to string along.

it’s just no fun.

It seems worthless

getting drunk

by yourself

without someone

who will agree

with all your

grievances

about life

and the piss-ass

and pathetic state of

humankind.

One saving grace

about drinking alone,

though,

should you live

through such

physical and mental abuse,

without

encouragement,

you become

pretty goddamned

sick and tired of yourself

a whole lot quicker.

                    -30-

Chris Hanch 6-9-2020