I Don’t Drink Because You Died

I Don’t Drink Because You Died
I stopped drinking while you were alive
Melissa Steussy
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Feb 4
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Photo by Andriyko Podilnyk on UnsplashBut barely living
Tied to a hospital bed
With delirium tremens
My stomach pregnant
With life
While you clung to yours
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Written by Melissa Steussy
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I Don’t Drink Because You Died

I stopped drinking while you were alive

Written by Melissa Steussy

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