Dis

Dis

They say the drink
Disinhibits

And is therefore
Dishonest

Clouded thoughts
Unchallenged

As if that challenge
Is true
Is right
Is the real, genuine
Reality

We the poets
Artists
Musicians

We who escape
Our minds

For us, the drink,
Whatever it may be

Can be the key

The key that
Disengages

From an unaccepting reality

For us
The challenge is not truth
It is a challenge
And only a challenge

Challenges are cages
And cages are to be opened

Disengage the lock

And release

But don't let go

Please

Don't let go

Together

Together

I sit alone
I am alone

I stand alone
I am alone

I walk alone
I am alone

I cry
Smile
Laugh
Break
And regain

Alone

I am you
You are me

We are alone

Categorized

Categorized

I am from my past,
But I am not trapped by it

I am present,
But I am not one to stand still
To stay here forever

I am for their future
And I am not enough for my own

I am, for some, their first smile of the day
And for others, their only encouragement

However, I am not to be mistaken
As a man made of sunshine and smiles

I am a man with pain
With fear of isolation and personal ineptitude

I am not to be categorized as anything
Anything
Anything, other than
The second best version of myself.