Self-Redemption- by: unknown forgotten

He drank
He drank until his bones were brittle
and his mind no longer functioned
When he woke up his taste buds were burned off
He could smell the vomit
But he couldn't taste it
When had that happened?
The musky scent of stale cigarettes surrounded his whole body
His eyes were crusty and blood shot
and deep circles radiated around his eyes
Had he been crying?
He thristed for a drink of water
Opening his mouth his lips and tongue cracked and split in half
But it was hard to move his bruised body
and at first motion the liquor in his blood rushed back to his brain
Then dropped to his stomach, knocking him over
He lay fully clothed on his bed
The sheets disheveled
Evidence of his agony the night before
Outside his keys were still dangling from the ignition
Of course he could not remember how he got home
He drank until all the world he knew and loved
Swirled around him in a dark brooding mass
Lashing back against him for the first time
Revealing all the flaws of his life he thought he had so cleverly disguised
His memory came back slowly
But most of all he could not stop thinking about how she was not coming back
And he was all alone.

He found a bottle of something next to his bed
So he drank some more.