Do You Remember?
A rondeau
Dec 19, 2020
Do you remember the first time your lips
parted to taste, it was love at first sip?
Like swallowing fire, it burned your throat,
and it’s warmth held comfort you’d never known
in this liquid you found your confidence.
But bliss bestowed by the bottles you hid
Started to fade, so you sought a new fix
a promising future traded for dope.
Do you remember?
You’ve come a long way since you were a kid
cleaned up your act, at least the worst of it
but your love for lethal liquid has grown…
Can’t you see how you are losing control?
In this mirror, I ask myself again:
Do you remember?
