Drunk
Drunk I remember watching him stumbling into the house his voice so loud he woke the neighbors screaming and yelling as he told our mom how everything was her fault, the way he turned out was her fault! And I promised I would never get drunk. I hid behind the couch with my hands over my ears as my house became a court room of accusations, debates, and sentences as doors were slammed and the sound of crashing noise could be heard from the basement as fists were put through dry wall. And I swore I would never get drunk. Turning up the radio a little bit louder to drown out the sound of stomach contents being emptied into water, turning up the tv when his hands were shackled because we had the right to remain silent, we wouldn’t say goodbye this time. And I vowed I would never get drunk. Watching a 6 year old girl walk up to a waitress and apologized for her mom’s inebriated antics with a smile of a seasoned actress. Later, she made herself as small as she could be with