Writing While Drinking, 2

Strange Perspective

you would call me a scumbag
if
you didnt know me.
if you knew me, you'd call me
an asshole.
a scumbag and an asshole
follow
the same parallel lines.
they have the same
qualities,
they are the same
person,
there is no difference.
they are just two equal ways
of telling me
im better than you.


Hatred

a man loves to be hated.
he thrives
off
of it.
most see the word hate
as
very negative.
a man sees it as
positive.
the most significant figures in history
were hated
more than they were loved.
man is king.
a king is rarely
loved
because people
are just
too hard to please.


Sobriety

the wind feels the same as it always did.
the glare of the sun on the water,
the raindrops landing on
a dry street.
a conversation with an old friend,
a conversation
with
someone new.
travelling around the same city
you grew up in.
listening to the same music
you heard
15 years ago.
christmas dinners, birthdays,
and
summer holidays.
the shoes you wear on your feet,
the clothes on your body,
the hat on your head,
and
the watch on your wrist.
from the sidewalks you walk on,
to
everything you know.
they will all be the same
until
you have that first drink.