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I'LL  QUIT  TOMORROW
 
Just one drink

could never hurt,

so I drink tequila

with a lemon squirt.

My mood gets better

and it makes me smile,

but it only lasts

a little while.

It made me confident

and I felt so good,

so I went back to the store

as fast as I could.

I was too impatient

to wait for tomorrow,

so I called a friend

for money to borrow.

More problems arose

with each drunken day,

so I drank with the hope

to wash them away.

I drank from the bottle

or could it be,

that the bottle itself

is drinking from me.

Euphoria is gone

it's more of a need

so the addiction I have now,

I continue to feed.

I am blind from my drinking,

and the trouble it brings

so I'm deep in the phases

called Drunken Mood Swings.

I'm tired of drinking

and the feeling of sorrow,

I know

THAT I WILL QUIT TOMORROW!!!!!

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