To the recovering alcoholic

[oscarose]

Oh, didn't realise it was a W.I.P.

Handy tip: complete it when sober.

EDIT: OK, you've brought out the Vogon poet in me. Here's my edit:

When you confront a sober alcoholic,
You confront a fighter.

With a mortal enemy still slumbering within;
An enemy, whom cannot be defeated.

Traveling, within a world of alcoholic abuse,
Misunderstand weighing upon every step.

Society, still scorning in shameful ignorance,
Looking down, in unconcealed contempt.

A forgotton citizen,
Pushing through the crowds,
Alert amongst the alcoholic seas.

But know this, my friend:
Few are more alive than he!

Good work Nomadd!

To make all-encompassing and with you on the ‘hero’ thing,

When you confront a reformed addict,
You confront a survivor who’s found the lifeboat.

[NotAllThere]

A man drank himself to death. At the funeral, his widow was asked whether he'd tried Alcoholics Anonymous - oh no, she said, he wasn't that bad.

[Sysman]

I watched two friends die from alcoholism after a tough battle. Addiction of any kind is nothing to make light about.

WHS. I lost a good friend that way.

[oscarose]

A man drank himself to death. At the funeral, his widow was asked whether he'd tried Alcoholics Anonymous - oh no, she said, he wasn't that bad.

With ever more people hitting the bottle due to numerous factors, the AA fellowship does offer hope to the sufferer when all can seem lost. Alcohol doesn’t discriminate on creed, colour and income bands.

The greatest aspect of recovery is being able to look the world in the eye, wake up with a clear head and have a daily programme for living based on spiritual lines that facilitates a more fulfilled life.

[original PM]

well we are all going to die of something -- may as well make it something you enjoy...

[sasguru]

well we are all going to die of something -- may as well make it something you enjoy...

Yeah when i get to 60 and the kids are sorted, I'll start chain smoking and drinking huge amounts of single malt.

[nomadd]

The greatest aspect of recovery is being able to look the world in the eye, wake up with a clear head and have a daily programme for living based on spiritual lines that facilitates a more fulfilled life.

I'd have thought a spirit-free life was more applicable.

[nomadd]

Yeah when i get to 60 and the kids are sorted, I'll start chain smoking and drinking huge amounts of single malt.

By the time you hit 60, the kids will have spent all your money.

Probably on tobacco and booze.

[original PM]

Yeah when i get to 60 and the kids are sorted, I'll start chain smoking and drinking huge amounts of single malt.

why wait??

[d000hg]

Yeah when i get to 60 and the kids are sorted, I'll start chain smoking and drinking huge amounts of single malt.

why wait??

Indeed, you only need to time it so you are not dying until you reach 60, so you could probably start a decade earlier.