I've found an old friend.
We parted ways many, many years ago,
and though we've met,
once or twice, or perhaps more,
here and there,
we didn't stay in touch,
like in the old days.

There were a lot of times,
usually when I had some time on my hands,
or when I was tired,
or when I was feeling low,
that I would remember my friend,
and wonder how it would be to reconnect.
I knew where to look,
but I just didn't want to,
because I knew it really wouldn't be the right thing to do.

Lately, though, I've been thinking about it more,
mainly, I think, because I've been going through some rough times,
and I remember how I used to find comfort in such times,
when I had my friend around me, close by me.

So the other day I went out,
to the liquor store,
and I found my old friend...
a different shape bottle now,
a different name,
and a much better taste,
and I found that old feeling again,
that I have missed all these years,
and I enjoyed that.

Oh, I do feel like I have let myself down a little,
maybe I've slipped a bit,
by opening that bottle,
but when I poured it into the glass,
and I lifted it to my lips,
it was almost like kissing a lost love once again.

So now I have this bottle in my cabinet,
and I know it's there,
and every once in a while I think about going to that cabinet
and taking down that bottle,
and pouring some of it into a glass.

I haven't, recently, but I kind of want to.
The more I think about things,
the more I think about how my old friend
was able to help me forget, for a while...
The trouble comes back later,
when I remember, and then it's worse.
I don't really think I'll find any answers,
or be able to forget what I remember,
but the numbing, even for a short while,
is almost worth the price

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