The Bottle
written by: Valerie Dawn Goad
I couldn’t hardly wait to turn 21 so I could start drinking
The company I kept at the time always said that I’d love it
That alcohol would be a fun thing to do
Well they were right, at first
It may start out as a fun activity but it turns into something worse
It turns into an addiction
I thought that I would only drink here and there but I was wrong
Once I got that first taste, it had a hold on me
I was turning into someone I didn’t like
But I couldn’t stop it because I had already jumped deep in that hole
I knew better but was too weak to stand up to it
The craving for it became stronger and stronger
So I gave in and gave in many, many times
The bottle was like being in a toxic relationship I could not leave
For fear of being alone if I didn’t have it but also no good for me if I kept it around
So one day I finally decided quit on my own and never looked back
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