Sorrows of an Addicted Man - A poem.

Introduction

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) over 400 million people aged 15 years and above live with alcohol use disorder, for this reason I would love to convey my message to our kids and parents through this poem, hopefully we learn a lesson or two.

Shadow in a bottle

On a worn out sofa throne rests a man,
A bowl of brown intoxicating liquid, his only companion.
His health declines and yet the bottles remains,
A shadowy companion, giving his soul to pain.

The years run, and his body begins to fail,
His Kidney, liver and hearts are so frail.
Bouts of coughs a now regular feature, rocks his bony frame
Yet still he clings to the bottle, his deadly support.

Four decades old, ending with regrets
A future once bright, now lost.
A would-be doctor, veered of course,
In the secret corners of his dorm corridors.

Thrilling experience at first, but now an inescapable snare
Impossible to quit, like chopping down an Iroko with a razor blade.
Deeper and deeper he is lost in a sea of pain.
His loved ones only sees a lost cause beyond redemption.

Untidy and unclean, his stench fills the air,
Now a shadow of his former self, a being beyond repair.
But look beyond the bottle, peer inside,
There, a soul trapped, crying out for a chance to hide.

Dear kids, dear parents, a cautionary tale,
Flee the lusts of addiction, it is a destructive gale.
Stay sober, eat well, live your life to the fullest
For sorrows, aging and regrets are the lot of addictions.
_{Written by @uduak3287}

Conclusion

The poem here describes fourty year old man who is filled with regrets as a result of his addiction to alchol. His dreams, aspirations and even loved ones have been affected by this act. Note the role his peers played in stanza 3 of the poem. This is a reminder for us to chose our friends wisely.

I love y'all,
Adiós.

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