~Acrostic poem~

P ~putting too many alcoholic drinks into your mouth in one day

U ~unleashing a presence that is dumber than a big bag of rocks

P ~pretending to be silly, when in fact you have already crossed over

P ~playing with fire when you forgot just how much you had to drink

E ~embarrassing yourself by doing things you can't remember

T~ taking a risk at loosing your life every day that you continue

                                           ~PUPPET~

When someone completely crosses over they become a puppet for a friend to play with.

They  loose their speech and all body control. They need to be strung along or they will just fall.

There eyes are bulging and the lights are off inside. They think they are o.k. when someone else drops in to play.

If they can’t talk, or walk how can they be fine? They pass out looking at the stars, or in the driver’s side of the boat. If they fell in the lake they wouldn’t float.

It is really sad when you see them this way. You never know if they are passed out or really dead.

When you have seen death before it frightens you every time that puppet appears.

You pray every day for them to stop knowing your voice will never be heard. In the back of your mind you know that the booze will win in the end.

                      © Copyright 2010 Chessly Lynn Nesci