A Taste

When my first day came I was

Asked to introduce

Myself

I gave my name and

With hollow eyes and trembling lips

I spoke

I have this little problem

And hope you'll understand

When I say my heart is breaking

Cos I cannot stop my hands

From trembling

When I hold my baby tight

I'm drinking in the morning

Before I brush my teeth

You wouldn't think to look at me

I'm boiling underneath

Just to get a taste

And then after that I was

Encouraged to go on

And I abide

They clap me on the back and

Help me understand

What I got

I get this little feeling

And you all know what it is

But it helps me with the worry

And it takes away the fear

So I'm confident

And I feel I'm someone good

I'm drinking in the morning

Before I go to work

So far I got away with it

But still the demon lurks

Till I get a taste

I have this little habit

And it's emptying my head

So I can go about the day

As if I never cared

If you cut me now

I would not even bleed

I'm drinking in the morning

I'm not the only one

Some people drink for medicine

I do it just for fun

Just to get a taste

Oh oh oh

I know that I'm immortal

And all of you are flies

Buzzing round my shit

And getting in my eyes

Spoiling everything

What does sobriety bring?