Tears Of A Clown

Been listening to eminem again babe?

Cracking stuff mate. Lovely rhythm 👍👏🍻😊

Brilliant 👍

Awesome👍🍻

@iPuss nope ☺

@leelee101 thank you sir, appreciate it 🍻

@Burrfoot @Stablish thank you both 🍻🍻

Sense of both despair & recognition as to why, come across superbly in this. 'Tempt temptation' I particularly like that line😌😘😘

@Fly10 when the proverbial "shit hits the fan" we offer ask "who, what, why, when, why and how" most know the answer isn't with booze but still we do it! I also mentioned the "here and now" and flicker from a candle (light of hope) ignited by oneself, is hope found from asking the questions or from a alcoholic state of mind? Lmfao tempting? Too many questions and no answers do drown some sorrows.....perhaps? That's what I was thinking about anyways ☺😘

(*often not offer lol)

Also tears of a clown: most put a brave face on things or a fake smile. Later on I say "sometimes I just don't want to be touched......I'll deal with it on my own and work out my own answers 👍

My personal experience is that alcohol (or any other mind altering substance) raised more questions than it answered...& invariably those answers were negative. I do think that at times when you are kidding yourself about something/someone, alcohol can give you a 'wake up' call as it strips away all pretences. The problem is, like you say, that after that's done it presents no answers. Tears of a clown? Definitely guilty of THAT one in times gone by. Had to crash & burn in the end, but it was worth it & I've no regrets. It made me realise what I do/don't want etc & how to avoid the triggers that could send me spiralling down( one of those being booze!) All happens for a reason I guess, you just have to make sure you learn from it, instead of stumbling on blind & ignorant, repeating the cycle. See how your piece has inflamed such discussion Richard?! 😌😘

Lovely words and with a good message love it

@Fly10 it's interesting isn't it Leigh! Some say when consumed with alcohol the truth comes out and we say what's really in our minds.....does that then mean we live everyday as a lie? Obviously alcahol is addictive to some but I'd say most are probably addicted to a side of their character that the drinks brings out or maybe the social scene (just my observations on it), I guess the other thing is knowing when/how to stop and where people draw the line, I suppose we all have to learn where the boundaries are and to cross them in order to have that knowledge and experiance of where ones perimeters are. I think it applies to all things in life to be honest and I find this very interesting: I have 2 kids, chalk and cheese (complete opposites), I could say to one, for example; don't put your hand in a fire cos it will burn you (she will listen and won't do it) he other I'd say same thing but she most definately would do it (just to see if I'm right), testing boundaries and questioning everything or learning from others experiances? 😘

@merlin1038 thank you, appreciate it 👍

Brilliant and contains many truths 😽😽

Brilliant hun 😊😘😘😘

@sjw glad you like it hun 😘

@HeatherAnne thank you babe ☺😘

This is another great write my lovely...certainly when I was younger, booze helped give me confidence...sometimes went off the rails...but people often got the wrong impression of me...I suppose just being myself, I figured that wasn't enough...I've realised over the years that I'm much more fun to be around without being wasted and of course with age comes maturity and confidence, so am much happier in my skin...still though I find myself hiding behind my smile, to mask how I'm really feeling...then quite often will make things worse coz I'll explode over something trivial as that will be the trigger to let it all out...usually after one too many...makes a situation just soooo bad...a very emotive piece this💙💛💙