The Bottom of the Bottle
By: Kenneth R. Cabrieto

     If only happiness could be found at the bottom of this bottle.
     If only I could find the remnants of what used to be.
     Now all I have is a knock off of life.
     Nothing is real.
     Nothing is as it seems.
     Still searching.
     I don't see the smiling face that I miss.
     It's all becoming too much.
     Feeling shut out,
     Not knowing what to do.
     I don't see a solution.
     Still not seeing you.
     If only happiness could be found at the bottom of this bottle.

     -May 28th, 2002

     Remember that drinking is bad people. You have to keep drinking if you want to keep forgetting. It's really better to just stop trying to forget. That's the only way you can forget.