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LindsayP
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since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

0 posted 2010-03-07 07:14 PM

THE PROBLEMS OF DRINK

Drink in moderation is a balm for the soul,
It makes you want to relax and be merry,
Try a dry Chardonnay at the end of the day
Or perhaps you might like a sip of sweet Sherry.

Alcohol affects people in quite different ways,
Some drink it and lose all inhibitions,
Some folk enjoy it at only irregular displays
While others guzzle it in abhorrent conditions.

Drinks there are many that may meet your design
And some are far more potent than others,
But the road to decline if you drink too much wine
Is not a pathway planned out by your mother?

A cold glass of beer on a searing hot day
Is often said to be nectar from heaven,
It sooths the taste buds and thirst slips away.
Especially if it’s followed by seven.

But too many drinks have a harmful effect,
Whether it be whiskey or brandy or gin,
They will slowly erode your own self-respect
And you’ll finish up in life’s rubbish bin.

When you sum up the abuse of alcohol use
And see to what lengths of despair that drunks sink,
When these notes you compare, it makes you aware
Of the terrible problems that’s created by drink.

Lindsay Wilson

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1 posted 2010-03-07 07:26 PM

Yo Lindsay,

Alcoholism has more to do with the genes than with overindulgence. Some people will take just a small drink, and continue to drink. These people must stay away from even a small drop of booze. If they stay completely clean they will be fine. It’s hard for them to do, but not impossible.

Bobby

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

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2 posted 2010-03-07 07:39 PM

Lindsay I wanted to read this because i have a problem myself....

I'm passing out now waiting for the SO to come but I lve this

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

3 posted 2010-03-07 10:43 PM

My grandma used to say, "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy". It was hard to argue with her!

LindsayP
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since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

4 posted 2010-03-09 07:36 PM

Thanks Bobby,I think you could be right, take diarrhea for instance, that runs in
your genes, as well as a lot of things.

Dear Dixie, thank you for reading my poem
and I hope your problem is not a serious one, it can be destructive, good luck.

Thanks Mike, your grandma sounds like a wise old lady and perhaps not far wrong.
It certainly would be hard to argue against.

Lindsay

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2010-03-11 05:37 PM

Not to mention the auto accidents when a drunk plows into others unaware...James

Billie Cullimore
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since 2009-03-27

Posts 315

6 posted 2010-03-15 03:20 AM

This says so much. My childrens father was killed by a drunk driver. (His own brother) who wasn't even hurt. I have seen first hand what strong drink can do.

Billie C.

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

7 posted 2010-03-15 04:53 PM

So have I, Billie.I guess that is why I don't drink and never have. Well done, Lindsay.
Ida

jwesley
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since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

8 posted 2010-03-15 05:06 PM

Good one Lindsay, a good friend of mine lost his Dad to a drunk driving accident...only he was the drunk and he took on a city bus...he lost.

j.

LindsayP
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since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

9 posted 2010-03-15 09:40 PM

James , you certainly hit the nail on the head there my friend. Three quarters of all accidents here are caused by drink or drugs.

Dear Billie I feel so sorry to here of your
personal tragedy. no matter how long ago it happened it is a terrible cross to bear.
My prayers are with you. love.

Dear Ida you are a very wise woman and although drink in moderation can be quite enjoyable, some times total abstinence is the best. love

Jimmy my good friend, at least he only had himself to blame and having an argument with a bus is not a real brigt thing to do.

Thanks to you all.

Lindsay

Earl Brinkman
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since 2010-03-03

Posts 1183
Osaka, Japan

10 posted 2010-05-11 10:43 PM

I have and had friends that have abused alcohol and it has caused them trouble in various degrees. Speculating on the underlying causes is outside my relm but it is safe to say that those who have trouble with alcohol should abstain from it.

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