1984-09-05

Alcohol depresses the nervous system
the body responds by throwing it off
swings begin
you push down, it pushes up
catch it right and sleep’s easy
but incomplete
you wake early, foggy and unrested
catch it wrong
and sleep’s impossible.

Alcohol is a rock
in the pool of serene awareness

gallagher
5 September 84

— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —

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