: About Me

I'm a twenty-six year old male from sunny California (Oranage County) I have been writing for ten or so years, but not all the time, it's hard to find the time most days. Poetry is a passion for me, and if you saw me and knew me you would find it hard to believe. I'm covered in tattoos and have been told I always look mad, though most of the time I am really happy. I have been through so much crap in my life, have had some real bad times but i have always pulled through. Sometimes you have to be at your lowest of lows to be most creative, and sometimes creativity just comes. I just try to embrass it the best I can and put that pen to the paper.

My passion is ...

life

I know too much about ...

myself

My parents always told me ...

not to be like them

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a fireman

My favorite memory ...

seems like a faded picture

Why I write ...

because I can't dance

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

blueprints/ t.v./ and punk rock and metal

My first job ...

fast food

My best moment ...

The moment I let the past go

My inspiration ...

making money

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Alcoholism

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I have a disease, I think that's what they call it. I used to drink a lot, Yes I'm an alcoholic. I don't go to meetings, but I know the serenity prayer. I found a friend in booze, a friend that was always there. I didn't drink to hide, or to get rid of the pain, I drank to get drunk, and then drank to maintain. I drank until it hurt, but it didn't hurt me, I hurt the ones i loved, but I didn't  seem to see. Alcohol made me happy, at least it seemed that way, I drank when I was bored, and drank to pass the day. I'd start after work and end the day with a beer in bed, I'd get so drunk, ...

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