First it was just a wedding
one simple little drink was fine
Fast forward to your family
a daughter , a wife
then it was tequila
when work was just too much
then it was Jack Daniel
Your trustworthy companion
who convinced you that a bottle
was better than a friend
fast forward to another little girl
her father she never knew
she only knew the demons that took the place of you
Fast forward to the oldest child
she always saw through you
the demons that filled you had no match for what she could do
that eldest daughter
so young and pure of heart
was stronger than those demons in the bottle imagined
she wouldn’t let the rage be her downfall
nor the bottle be her “friend”
she fought for survival
through days long and night’s end
now she stands courageous against those demons
she knows it was never your intent
to destroy the castle you built for her
to let the bottle be your end .
she swore she’d never care again
but here she is today
caring for the man who let his demons get in the way.
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