Broken, together

We didnt drink so much because we were complete. We drank so much because we were burdened

..

Broken

But broken together

Never mention it

Til the sun rises

And the buzz breaks the silence

…

Between tears

Blackout drunk

Having conversations we won't remember having

Young men who seemed unbreakable

Unshakable

Who worked their hands to the bone

Admitting they felt their family never loved them..

…

Admitting the world is breaking them

That they're lonely

That there isn't really a point

…

Drinking beer, whisky and tequila

Playing pool, smoking dope

Nothing mattered

Floating carefree

Yet impending doom lurking deep

Ticking like a bomb in the background

Like the looming cigarette smoke

…

It is an accident you can't look away from

It got worse and worse

From a couple casual beers

To long crazy nights

Blacking out

Drugs

Fighting among our brothers and friends

Choosing sides

…

But I miss it sometimes

I was one of those young men

Just drinking as much as I could

Trying to forget yesterday

And tomorrow

Wishing my parents loved me

Like other parents loved their kids

Angry the world handed me the poor and broken family

Rather than the privilege I seen around me

At least when I felt broken

I was broken

With someone else..

Who would help me drink the whisky

…

But I can't let the cycle repeat

So I put it behind me

The bottle

The long broken nights fueled by alcohol and pain

And the broken pieces

I put back together

and found myself again

I refuse to let my children hurt

The same way I did..

…